By Mark Ames Why do they hate America? Because there is a lot there to hate, says Mark Ames. Going Postal connects a lot of…
… Controls America. Proof emerging that the DEA cooperated with the Sinaloa Cartel to allow drugs into the US in exchange for intelligence against other…
Kangkung, Ipomea aquatica, is a crawling vegetable with hollow stems, allowing it to float on the water, from whence it gets the name water spinach….
Black pepper is the quintessential spice of the Spice Route, the ancient trade routes across the Indian Ocean that have brought merchants and travelers to…
Colin Woodward traces the origins of settlement in the United States to demonstrate that American attitudes, values and politics are highly regional and perpetuate over…
Theodore W. Allen (1919-2005) told me where white people come from. We like to think we know who we are, and indeed many things about…
The first day of the Islamic New Year is a national holiday in Malaysia, but it usually passes unremarked. This year, the State Mosque decided…
The 12 Gurindam of Raja Ali Haji ___________________________ This is the Gurindam of the fourth issue: Ini gurindam pasal yang keempat: The heart over the…
Driving through the city last month, I was nearly out of gas. With a 2 and a half hour daily commute, it happens a lot…
by Mohsin Hamed. Changez’s personal journey of transformation and the conflicts driving it were believable enough I guess, but not particularly dramatic or striking (and…
The 12 Gurindam of Raja Ali Haji
This is the gurindam of the third issue:
When we guard the eyes,
Idle fantasy is …
And Reza Aslan is the author. Tight composition, fast pacing, authoritative tone: it’s no surprise it was a bestseller. Of politics and history it is…
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