A March of Stupidity
What a tumultuous new year it has been. The election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the United States of America has been met with anything but...
Author: Certainly Doubtful
From Sensitivity to Theocracy
Cultural Criticism: The Moral Imperative Self-criticism is the one unforgeable signature of our humanity. Without this essential quality, there would be no marked difference between us and our mammalian...
The Blasphemy of Anti-Blasphemy
[This is an essay I wrote a couple of months after the Charlie Hebdo massacre (which was the very tragedy that unleashed my literary rage against Islam). I am reposting it here...
Fairy Tales and Horror Stories
The other night I was having a philosophical disagreement with an acquaintance at a bar (which, contrary to popular belief, is less reckless than it sounds) over the subject...
Remembering Avijit Roy
I cannot think of any other words to supplement this anniversary eulogy of Avijit Roy (see below). However, beforehand I would like to take this opportunity to add a few remarks about the...
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