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Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics

While it once played a role in binding society, shame has lost its power—and so have the liberal tools that depend on it.
In his program on Alhurra’s digital platforms this week, writer and journalist Ibrahim Essa tackled the issue of “blasphemy,” describing it as “a sword hanging over the necks of free thought.” He ...
Bhikhu Parekh's inspiring journey from Gujarat to the House of Lords, explored in a conversation with Mehul Devkala.
The originalist fallacy that dominates the current Supreme Court—the pretense that it is possible to read the minds of the ...
Human history is full of formal pledges to equality, rights and rule of law. However, the lived reality has typically been ...
2025 Lexus UX 300h borrowed directly from the new Toyota Prius earned MotorTrend ’s 2024 Car of the Year honors Head here for ...
Can AI truly improve your life? As our Try AI column turns one, we look back to find that one of our writers is less trusting ...
In an age of endless uncertainty, faith isn’t naïve—it’s strategic. Discover why optimism, grounded in action, may be the ...
From a strategic perspective, this achievement validates the foresight of SAIC Group's "433 Strategy," which anticipates that ...
Human beings want their explanations of the world to feel real. Yet that desire for authenticity, for something that feels ...
Sometimes, we have a fundamental shift in the way we view things—a shift in consciousness, sense of self, or worldview—and ...