Europe is my theme this time, not Europe as in “the European Union,” but Europe as in “When Europe colonized the world,” i.e. a Europe inclusive of the U.
Which is the real Trump? The one who talked cordially to Barack Obama at the Jimmy Carter funeral? Or the one who claims the right, should it seem necessary, to
Heat in political rhetoric seemed to rise globally even as millions in the U.S. faced dangerously cold weather. In country after country, the far right appeared to gain ground
The demise, during the final days of 2024, of the former U.S. president, Jimmy Carter, and the former prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, elicited many thoughtful tributes. Among
Anand Teltumbde, Iconoclast: A Reflective Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Published in New Delhi in 2024 by Penguin/Viking.
This remarkable book will, I predict, be read, discussed, and cited
In 1948, our world’s nations met in Paris, passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and agreed, in the words of UDHR’s second article, that “Everyone is entitled
The fire of hope lit by the people of South Korea, who rose to prevent their country’s president from imposing martial law, warmed spirits everywhere. Thank you, Koreans! Having
Combined with loud street cries, a spate of lawsuits across the land have heightened anxieties in India. These suits and cries demand searches in the foundations of some of India’
This week I ask, is the world going back? Regressing? Is it becoming more tolerant, even enthusiastic, about “strongman rule”? And about strongman rule’s seemingly required companion, the supremacy
“The far right too is multiracial.” In liberal and left circles in the U.S., this “discovery” has become a common refrain in efforts to explain the rise in Trump’
Do we see countries today that inspire efforts to prevent a global slide towards the supremacy-autocracy model?
A few years ago, Germany might have been considered a potential candidate
