The Struggles of Being a ‘Neither’ in the Entertainment Industry
I have been a US citizen for more than 35 years. I emigrated from India to the US – legally...
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How Capital Eats Its Young
Attention is valuable, especially that of children. Unfortunately, that value, a profoundly human value, is undermined by the business world’s...
Totalitarianism Now Presents an Unprecedented Global Threat
I am not a pessimistic person usually. My personal inclination and more than two and half decades as a diplomat...
Hyperreality as the News! – The Elon Musk Interview
As many commentators have begun to notice, the current global crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has enabled...
Brains Explained: Vibration all the Way Down
There is a story with the infamous ending “Turtles all the way down,” which means two opposite things. Once you...
Narratives About Female Terrorists are Sexist and Misguided
While Denmark and other countries in Europe are focused on defense policy, there is scant attention being paid to the...
With Roe v Wade Overturned, A Strange Inconsistency Remains
The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade. The decision stipulates that individual states will determine abortion rights. Nearly...
Exploring the Confessions of a Modern Indian
This is like an old-fashioned exchange of letters between Peter Isackson and Maanas Jain. They come from different generations, live...
Electricity Reforms Are Essential to Power India’s Ascent
Over the 18th and 19th centuries electric power fueled industrial revolutions in the UK, US and several European countries. In...
Thought Crimes: the Shameful Undemocratic Wilding of Contrary Opinion
Over the past decade, liberal democratic societies have witnessed an illiberal, undemocratic phenomenon that increasingly has permeated public discourse. This...
