“Changes in society are due chiefly to the development of the internal contradictions in society … it is the development of these contradictions that pushes society forward and gives the impetus for ...

IS THE PEN NO LONGER MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD?....Old farts are forever complaining that kids aren't as well educated today as they used to be. I think Plato felt that way about Aristotle, and it's ...

I am more than a bit suspicious of groups and of group thinking and generally do not sign petitions or affix my name to causes that have been laid out by someone or some group. But I received an ...

Yesterday, Kannada literature enthusiasts were thrilled to hear that a collection of short stories called “Heart Lamp” by Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq (translated by Deepa Bhasthi) was one of only 13 ...

Pen and Sword were walking in the woods together and having the same old argument. “No offense, Pen,” said Sword, “but I’m obviously the mightier of the two of us. See that tree over there? I could ...