INSANE: 20 | Vintage Vibes

Why India Called Dutch Remarks A ‘Lack Of Knowledge’

A single question during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Netherlands visit suddenly turned into a major diplomatic moment. What began as a discussion on press freedom and minority rights quickly became a powerful defence of India’s democracy, diversity, and civilisational identity. But what truly shocked many people was the sharp phrase…

MyLifeXP · May 19

Scotland’s independence movement must find an answer to this economic question

IF Scottish independence is to mean more than constitutional change, the movement must show how it would extend democracy into the economy itself

The National (Scotland) · May 18

‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy

Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may end

The Guardian - US · May 18

‘Sad to see symbols of post-Independence India being reduced to rubble’: Romila Thapar

I am leaving my books to the library at Shiv Nadar University. It was a difficult decision as I had initially intended to leave them to JNU. Apart from a substantial number on early Indian history, there are quite a large number on other subjects. Now that JNU and state-financed…

Newslaundry · May 16

AOC Explains Her Expanded National Political Role Ahead Of Midterm Elections

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she is traveling across the country to support Democratic candidates because she believes recent voting rights rulings and political developments have created what she called an "all-hands-on-deck situation" for American democracy.

Latin Times · May 15

Unitelma Sapienza University Talk and Interview About "Threats to Liberal Democracy in the United States - And How To Counter Them"

Videos of my presentation and interview on this topic at a major Italian university.

Reason · May 14

Can European Citizens' Initiatives push Brussels to act and bring change?

Anyone can shake up the EU Parliament's agenda. But the hurdles for the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) are high: one million signatures from at least seven countries. ECI ambassador Nino Kavelashvili explains to Euronews why she is campaigning for it anyway.

Euronews · May 14

Weimar by Katja Hoyer review – the town that changed Germany

It was the birthplace of the liberal tradition, but also the incubator for Nazism – what can this historic city tell us about democracy?

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Don Tzu vs 'philosopher king' Xi: Decoding the worldviews of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

Trump’s philosophy is often mistaken for the absence of philosophy, but absence can become a system if practised with sufficient confidence. Every problem becomes a deal, every deal becomes a performance, every performance requires a winner, and the winner, ideally before anyone checks the paperwork, is Donald Trump.

The Times of India · May 13

The United Nations Raises the Alarm About the 'Erosion' of the Democracy in Latin America

The United Nations is warning that democracies across Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a "gradual erosion," citing growing political polarization, distrust in institutions, corruption and violence as some of the biggest threats confronting the region.

Latin Times · May 13