How ‘Free Markets’ Destabilise Human Societies
byCapitalism and free market systems yield suboptimal results if their underpinnings are unethical and immoral.
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Trump’s Tariff Tantrums
byDonald Trump’s tariff tantrums have seriously damaged the global trade system that has been built over decades.
Subalterns In The War: Rushdie, Ondaatje & Post-War Trauma In The Commonwealth
byThe literature of Rushdie and Ondaatje offers not just a window into the past but a way forward—a way to navigate the complex, shifting terrain of post-colonial identity.
In Troubled Times Like These—Cook Up Some Comfort Food
byComfort food isn’t about indulgence or escape. It’s about connection. It’s your past, your people, and your peace—served warm, preferably with a side of something crispy.
Why AI-Generated Ghibli Art Feels Like Theft In A Velvet Glove
byAI-generated Ghibli art is too clean, too easy, and too willing to make us forget that real beauty comes from effort, error, obsession, and above all—human hands.
India’s Data Privacy Laws: A Long Road to True Digital Autonomy?
byIndia’s restrictive stance on cross-border data flows, ostensibly an exercise in data sovereignty, risks undermining its position in global data trade negotiations.
Trump’s Tariffs & Global Economic Disorder
byIf Donald Trump pursues insidious financial warfare, it will disrupt the global economic order and challenge the US hegemony.
Democracy Will Die If We, The Citizens, Don’t Fight For It
byDemocracy is not merely a system—it is a promise. And that promise can only be kept by those who dare to fight for it.
What The Madras Famine Informs Us About Inequality
byThe lessons of this history are still relevant today. While we may no longer live under colonial rule, the structures of inequality and power that shaped the Madras Famine remain in place.
Would Darwin Believe in Darwinism Today?
byDarwin’s legacy will continue to shape our understanding of life, evolution, and the mysteries of the natural world for generations to come.
How Gautama Siddha Built A Bridge Between India & China Through Astronomy, Diplomacy & Buddhism
byGautama Siddha’s life and work reflect the centuries-old profound intellectual and diplomatic connections between India and China.
The Mysterious Murder Of Bhawal Sanyasi
byThe legend of the Bhawal Sanyasi, which endures as a testament to the complexity of human identity and the power of belief, echoes through the annals of history.
Squid Games: A Peek into Hobbesian Capitalist Utopia & Rousseauian Resistance
byThe Squid Games universe presents the essence of the neoliberal democratic order in another existential sense: the commodification of life.
Throughout History, The Language Of Dehumanisation Laid The Foundations For Genocide
byDehumanisation not only morally excludes the dehumanised but also the dehumaniser, eventually, into a trap of cognitive dissonance and moral quandary.
How Gujarati Patels Took Over America’s Motels
byGujaratis own over forty-two per cent of the hotel business in the United States, and Patels own eighty to ninety per cent of the motels in American small towns. Here’s why.