Meritocracy

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that consumption is the lifeblood of our civilization. Knowing this, it is still surreal to hear some politicians openly prioritizing the economy over human life, as if the stock market was a flesh-eating monster that can only be pacified by human sacrifice.…

What is freelance writing? That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? You’ve heard all the sexy stories about the glamorous life of a freelance writer. Working from a beach on an exotic island. Making money in your pajamas. Getting paid to write for your favorite publications. Or maybe you’re just…

This morning, Kim Kardashian-West — who, like President Trump, inherited wealth from her father but enjoys pretending to be “self-made” — went on The View to talk about how she’s coping in quarantine. I didn’t watch because, well, I don’t care what Kim Kardashian-West has to say, but judging from…

Vita Sackville-West How preposterous is it that Vita Sackville-West, the best-selling bisexual baroness who wrote over thirty-five books that made an ingenious mockery of twenties societal norms, should be remembered today merely as a smoocher of Virginia Woolf? The reductive canonization of her affair with Woolf has elbowed out a…

This is where we live now. NintendoLooking for the latest COVID-19 updates? We've got you covered here. The constitutionality of Seattle's Democracy Voucher program “is now settled,” said Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes in a press release after the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the…

IMAGE: Developing a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methods. view more  Credit: Tokyo University of Science Joint diseases, such as knee osteoarthritis, are common in the elderly population and severely impair their quality of life. Conventional treatments like artificial joint replacements offer…

After a decade of reasonable tranquility — and disappointment — global equity markets have hit another “black swan,” and trust me I use that word with fearful caution. The coronavirus is truly a black swan in the sense of being both unpredictable and an event of massive consequence. I believe…

I believe the modern-day digital disruptor has a specific vision and mission: • Vision: Significantly advance their organization's data and digital capabilities to drive firm growth, client loyalty and operating leverage. • Mission: Champion digital disruption on behalf of customers by creating enterprise-as-a-service (ENaaS) offerings, increasing speed to market by…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed as "not maintainable" several applications seeking directions to the Karnataka government to apply post-based reservation and creamy layer principle at entry level with regard to promotions to SC and ST employees. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud…

For the liberal optimism that has been under assault since 11 September, 2001, the coronavirus pandemic is another rattling blow. The late-1990s vision of a world progressing steadily towards global harmony, towards sunlit uplands of universal democracy and technological wonder, has long since given way to pessimism, anxiety and crisis.…