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The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Andrew Fisher in The Guardianon dismantling the system from withinThe Conservatives are hollowing the state and consolidating power: democracy is at stake“For 15 years now, the Freedom of Information Act…

The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) has proposed regulation of the sale of liquor at various stores instead of a ban.In a statement today, the group said the regulation could be modelled after other countries such as Singapore which has a window period for…

In The Weirdest People in the World Joseph Henrich explores the “psychological strangeness” of the populations of Western societies. Selina Hastings offers a “heroically” researched biography of the German-born English writer Sybille Bedford. And Roddy Doyle’s novel Love follows two old friends on a night-long Dublin pub crawl.Book of the…

This article is based on remarks made during a webinar sponsored by Independent Jewish Voices - Vancouver, the IJV-Vancouver Youth Bloc, and Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights at the University of British Columbia on October 8, 2020. Anti-Semitism is hatred, hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jews because they are Jews. It is…

In September, a writer for HBO’s Watchmen series, Cord Jefferson, was awarded an Emmy. I enjoyed the show’s first season, a sequel to arguably the best movie (and graphic novel) about superhero vigilantism. The plot involves the protagonists combatting racist violence in present-day Tulsa, Oklahoma. As Jefferson, who is Black,…

It was going to be a hard day. Keith Mannes prayed he was doing right. He got into his car and drove past harvested cornfields and “Keep America Great!” signs. He parked, walked a few steps and opened the door to his church. A pastor for decades, he stood before…

Since the inception of America, conservatives have regularly—even desperately—sought to distort and exploit religious traditions. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch. On August 26, during the Republican National Convention, Vice President…

Some non-Muslim houses of worship offer online prayers to avoid big congregations. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 22, 2020. NON-MUSLIM houses of worship in the country have been allowed to reopen under the recovery movement-control order (RMCO), except for those in red zones or under an enhanced MCO, said…

Five years ago this week, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign hit a snag. The second Republican primary debate had not gone well, and he was taking so much flak for failing to correct an Islamophobic supporter at a rally in New Hampshire that he canceled an event in South Carolina scheduled…

On Wednesday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that Attorney General Bill Barr instructed federal prosecutors last week to pursue harsher charges against alleged rioters. Among his reported suggestions was sedition, an archaic and extraordinary offense that implies the defendants were trying to overthrow the…