WTF Just Happened: Sept 25
“The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday—but never jam to-day.” “It must come sometimes to ‘jam to-day,’” Alice objected. “No,…
“I disagree”
But to say, I disagree; I refuse; you’re wrong; etiam si omnes — ego non — these are the words…
The how, and why, of the bullet train
This is — I can’t seem to find the right word — a revealing speech by Narendra Modi…
The Dummy’s Guide to Giving Talks
This parody of a TED talk (or of most talks, most of the time) is brilliant. Watch, laugh,…
The news — and views — in briefs
#1. Read M Rajshekhar on the lucrative trade in Rajya Sabha seats: According to the former Congress MP,…
Anupam Kher, redux
Yesterday, Anupam Kher spoke at JNU. The full speech is here for those who want to listen. It is…
Kanhaiya Kumar, tomorrow and yesterday
Tomorrow, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will hear a petition demanding that the bail given to…
The false binaries of political discourse
I started out clipping bits from this article that I wanted to bring to your attention — and…
The good, the bad, and the ugly
Yang Jisheng, author of a book on the devastating four-year-long Great Famine of China, was named for the…
The politics of language
A JNU professor made a speech that questioned some of the deeply held beliefs of the Left. For…
