The world feels too frenetic nowadays. In our individual pursuits of whatever it is we are trying to achieve, we collectively resemble a panicked crowd inside a movie theater that has caught fire. We readily trample on others to save our own lives in the mad rush to get out.
In properly functioning democracies, the potent force of public opinion shapes the behavior of the ruling class. Existence of strong and effective institutions, which enable free and fair elections to be held regularly, ensures that elected officials are always on their toes. Since most incumbents want to remain in power,
At a campaign rally on February 10, former President Donald Trump said that if he were to return to the White House as president, America would not defend a NATO member country that came under attack from Russia, if that nation has not met the stipulated 2% of GDP spending
The famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh, died by suicide in 1890 at the tender age of 37. He lived in poverty for many years prior to his death. Although I have long admired the great man’s paintings, I had inadequate knowledge of his struggles during his lifetime. I learned
Running away from menace is a natural human instinct. For the past two years, as the war in Ukraine has raged on, apologists for Putin have repeatedly said that Ukraine invited trouble onto itself by having the audacity to express interest in joining NATO. They wholeheartedly agree with Putin’s argument