#Independence

20 lac crore economic package announced by @narendramodi. 10% of our GDP. EXCELLENT. THIS, for me, was the most important message of the speech, and if realised we are truly
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Hey @RadioFreeTom -I get that you’re mad that people don’t listen to experts anymore, but let’s take a look at the root of that problem. Namely, what experts try to
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(*Thread*) Advice for when you're thinking of quitting your corporate jobRecently, I left my job at a big co. to work on writing and creative projects, alongside part-time work.A few
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The AVM bus - a local icon1. I was always intrigued by the acronym “AVM” since I was a boy. My search led me to a beautiful history of this
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My personal #Juneteenth reflection... July 4, 2019. Your Independence Day, I hopped in a @Lyft during #EssenceFest. The driver asked me where I was from. “I’m from St. Louis-but
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Always a privilege to work with the brilliant @EvaKahan, this time on an assessment of the current state of #ISIS-militia competition in #Iraq’s Baghdad Belts from @TheStudyofWar:https://bit.ly/3nW54pP  We argue that
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Nearly 2 AM and I am reading about the history of Guyana since I learned that my parents were yutes when Guyana gained its independence "The owner the plantation who
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A bust of John Adams in Vizcaya testifying to his admiration for the system of Fueros in the Empire of Spain (Fueros find an approximate parallel in
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Got arrested for the first time in my life today. Saw the dark underbelly of the Sri Lanka Police. Rife racism, bad language, a complete disregard for human courtesy, but
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1/22. In the spirit of independence day weekend, I just published my latest writing: “Masters and Slaves of Money" where we explore why central banking is an institution of time-theft
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May 26, 1883 - 2020 : As we honor today Emir Abdelkader’s memory and commemorate his continuing legacy, let’s remind how great & powerful his was. (Photography by Étienne Carjat
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A quick thread on Judicial Accountability. The widespread disgust regarding the sexual harassment allegations against former High Court justice Dyson Heydon has - of course - got people thinking about
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The History of the formation of Malaysia that is not taught in detail in our history syllabus: North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak were reluctant and skeptical about forming Malaysia with
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Fascinating to watch the Nationalist "movement" attempt to spin the most incredible u-turn in modern political history as evidence of good government.Let us be clear.Last week the First Minister and
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An attempt to offer a counter view to this article. Its central premise seems to be 'don't blame the court, coz it can't solve the crisis anyway'. This seems to
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Okay, spicy take warning, I will only respond to folks who engage in good faith:I preface this by saying that I've been writing on Syria for awhile; wrote a 200+
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