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Heroes and American Politics
From the time America gained independence, a lot has been discussed about heroes. Politicians may define a hero as someone who supports their political...
Destruction Of The Body
The body is the basic vessel of human existence in the world and man’s basic connection to the world. It is not a natural...
Endgame: Time, History and Alternative World Futures
Hamm: “What time is it?”
Clov: “The same as usual.”
Samuel Beckett, Endgame
When studying history, it becomes difficult to distinguish endings from beginnings. Though it should...
Munich Olympics give way to Soccer v. Jihad
In many ways, the Black September attack on the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 discloses little about the evolution of the targeting of...
Economic Sanctions As An Act Of War
The outbreak of the Russo-Ukraine war in 2022 saw the imposition of one of the most comprehensive international economic sanctions on any country in...
Vietnam’s role in eliminating Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
Right from the time of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam has adopted a liberal socialist welfare state emulating the erstwhile USSR. Within the historical narrative...
America and the World: A Vital Connection
"The egocentric ideal of a future reserved for those who have managed to attain egoistically the extremity of `everyone for himself' is false and...
The Thrill of Amber – Germany’s Historical East – A Plea for Humanity
Escape from Königsberg, Prussia, January 1945
“My dearest father,
.... We were going to go out and, all of a sudden, planes came and – rum,...
Contemporary Bourgeois Thought
What is the point of philosophy in a contemporary capitalist world dominated by destruction and where humanity has been pushed to the edge of...
Assault on Mughal icons and Indian mosques
The monk chief minister of India’s most populated north-eastern State Uttar Pradesh abhors Mughal icons. He says that Mughals cannot be heroes to the...