Subversive Intelligence
Photographer: James Lee | Source: Unsplash If you read or watch any mainstream media source that deals with facts instead of…
The Great Unsettling
Introduction I have written a few hundred essays over the last five years, with a year and a half…
Startup Thinking
Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash Startup Thinking I have a firm leg in the doom and gloom camp. My friends…
The Failing State
Photographer: Jason Leung | Source: Unsplash The nation state is the most successful and important social institution in the world. Anything…
Money can’t buy me love
Photographer: Fabian Blank | Source: Unsplash Man is the measure of all things. So sayeth Protagoras, ancient scientist. If you’re the…
Introducing the Animal Left
Every year about a hundred billion animals are slaughtered for human consumption. Closer to home, India has become a major…
The Great Game 2.0
Photographer: Anagha Varrier | Source: Unsplash After the recent actions in Kashmir, I have read numerous comparisons between India and Israel,…
The State of Algorithmic Politics
Emotional Truths Why is it that at a time when the future of human existence is threatened by climate change,…
Why is Liberalism in Trouble?
Photographer: Pedro Lastra | Source: Unsplash One of the characteristics of the modern era is the importance of politics. We expect…
Every Utopia becomes a Dystopia
A Map of Utopia I remember Reagan saying to Gorbachev “Tear down this wall.” Sorry, that’s fake news. Or at least…