This Artist’s Paintings Turn Domestic Life On Its Head
Food is more often than not at the center of Julia Jacquette’s paintings. Her canvases are full of cakes, candy bars, pies, and cookies, all lovingly plated to represent the…
Cognitive dissonance in Egypt
Brittany Somerset/Demotix. All rights reserved.Cognitive dissonance is defined as a state of contradiction or inconsistency between one's beliefs and actions. Recently, this term has aptly described the state of Egypt's…
Violence comes home: an interview with Arun Kundnani
Police in Paris. Demotix/Elyxandro Cegarra. All rights reserved.After the Paris attacks, what are the logical and tragic consequences of war with no geographical limits? Arun Kundnani has studied terrorism and…
Peace: a meaningless concept?
Flickr/Michael Loadenthal. Some rights reserved.Recent incidents in Israel and Palestine are clear indications of the demise of the Oslo Accords. A new strategy to halt potential upcoming violence and the…
Trump Stops Interview After One Very Valid Question
In an interview with Face the Nation host John Dickerson broadcast Monday, Trump made a woefully unprofessional move—even for Trump. While chatting at the Oval Office, Dickerson asked the president about a…
Long live Empire!
Queen Victoria statue, Kolkata. Wikicommons/ Michael Janich. Some rights reserved.The British Empire was in the dock but the defence attorney went missing. Economic historian and Empire apologist Niall Ferguson failed…
The Long, Strange History Of The Home Microwave
The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the home microwave oven. The ovens were first sold for home use by Amana corporation in 1967, but they had actually been…
Press freedom in Argentina — On the silencing of Página 12 and Diario Registrado
Mauricio Macri sworn-in. Magalí Iglesias/Flickr. Some rights reserved.Winds of change are blowing in Argentina. December 10 saw the government of President Mauricio Macri take the baton from Cristina Fernández de…
Survey Shows Americans Care About Climate Change, But There’s One Big Catch
Click:double chamber tea bag machineEarth Day is Saturday, and you know what that means: time to feel guilty about another year of not saving the planet. As one environmental organization…
Three myths behind the case for Grexit: a destructive analysis
Part of the port of Piraeus - Europe's largest passenger port. Wikimedia/Nikolaos Diakidis. Some rights reserved.This is an excerpted version of a speech given at Panteion University on May 12…