Slate has published an essay of Amartya Sen, What clash of Civilizations? adapted from his new book Identity and Violence. “The difficulty with the clash of civilizations thesis begins with the presumption of the unique relevance of a singular classification. … Continue reading →

Thanks to Srikanth Meenakshi for pointing to this article, INDIA AND AMERICA: PROSPECTS FOR A PARTNERSHIP By Henry A. Kissinger. As Srikanth points out it is really fascinating to see how this mind thinks. Read it with what was revealed … Continue reading →

Linda Colley, a history professor at Princeton University analyses why the current breed of (republican) american politicians try overboard to flaunt their bogus musculinity in The star-spangled fantasyland of the fake and home of the bogus “It wasn’t Cheney’s involvement … Continue reading →

Guardian Comment by Martin Jacques Comment is free How the west is lost It may now be a cliche, but it is no less true for that. East Asia – driven by China – is in the process of remaking … Continue reading →

Looks like National Post has mounted a serious of anti-LTTE campaign. There was a lead article on the first page yesterday (subscription required) and today it has come up with this editorial.

Noam Chomsky as usual has come up with his excellent commenty. Growing popular movements, primarily in the south but with increasing participation in the rich industrial countries, are serving as the bases for many of these developments towards more independence … Continue reading →

New York Times reports that Tony Blair feels he was guided by God in making a decision to send troups to the middle east. “That decision has to be taken and has to be lived with,” he said, according to … Continue reading →

Salon has an op-ed Impeach Bush | Salon.com by Garrison Keillor. I do not know much about Keillor, but he has only touched the tip of the iceberg. There are plenty of other reasons. This guy lied about the intelligence … Continue reading →