Salman Rushdie

August 13, 2024

Salman Rushdie, Knife, and the Anniversary

“This is who we are as a species: We contain within ourselves both the possibility of murdering an old stranger for almost no reason…and we also contain the antidote to that disease

Salman Rushdie, Knife, and the Anniversary

August 13, 2024

“This is who we are as a species: We contain within ourselves both the possibility of murdering an old stranger for almost no reason…and we also contain the antidote to that disease

The Madman in the Casa Rosada

The truth is that I had promised myself I would

Whose Independence? Whose India?

Every August 15, India presents a familiar image to the

The Ugliness of Latin America’s Angry Tide

In August, right-wing billionaire Abelardo de la Espriella took office

When Reason Changes State

In 1799, Francisco de Goya published Los Caprichos. Among his engravings

Jason Arday: The Price of Woke Academia

The death of Jason Arday, the former Professor of Sociology

The Strait of Hormuz Is No Longer Iran’s Only Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the

Argentina: The Streets Put a Stop to Milei’s Plundering

Javier Milei’s government recently suffered a double defeat. The first

The Slow Unravelling of Arunachal’s Insurgency

On August 7, 2026, four cadres of United Liberation Front

Europe’s Drought Is Becoming an Economic Shock

At Europe’s biggest and busiest port, the consequences of a

Asia’s Terror Threat Deepens as Global Extremist Networks Adapt

The terrorist threat confronting Asia is becoming more complex even

Five Years After Kabul Fell, Afghanistan Remains in Limbo

The world witnessed the fall of the Afghan republic on

China’s Ethnic Unity Law and the New Propaganda War

On July 1, 2026, the day China’s new Ethnic Unity

Who Is Education For?

Ihave been emphasizing the importance of a liberal arts college

Attack on a Failing Power

On August 13, 2026, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and

Morocco Shows How Migration Has Become Weaponized

On July 30, 2026, enormous crowds crossed from Morocco into