Certain Truths in Uncertain Times
Right now, the scientists and public health authorities are running the show, as they should. Yet the humanities can reveal to them some traps they might do well to avoid.
Published: 2020-05-22 15:01:02
Singapore the Improbable VII
Business, money, food, and anxiety: all areas where there is similarity, if not identity, between diasporic Jews and Chinese.
Published: 2020-05-20 16:39:35
Religion and Politics
Alexander Norman’s new biography lifts the veil on the Dalai Lama’s spiritual role, showing how it has informed both his political efforts and the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to exploit controversies within Tibetan Bhuddism.
Published: 2020-05-20 14:40:35
The Death of Expertise
There isn’t a liberal or conservative way to fight a pandemic. Why do we act as if it’s otherwise?
Published: 2020-05-19 16:07:19
