Dirty Hands of the State
Well, the gods have waned and now each of us is born in a state almighty. With unbridled and absolute power over its citizens, should there be a moral code for the state?
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Gandhi, Nietzsche and the Pragmatism of Morality
Machiavelli may win us tactical battles but Gandhi and Nietzsche create a humane and liveable world that lasts.
Hope: A research-based explainer
Hope is a motivation to persevere toward a goal or end state, even if we’re skeptical that a positive outcome is likely.
Pakistan Elections – To Be, Or Not To Be
The road ahead is the same as behind. Sooner or later, advertently or inadvertently, the seemingly warring stakeholders will reach a settlement, not because better sense will prevail but because all are the manifestations of the same ill.
The Evolving Truth of Pakistan
The economy must be liberal, and the menace of State control must be resisted; the use of religion for political shenanigans must stop; draconian laws and powers must be abolished; the country must be returned to its people. An uncluttered, egalitarian, and rational Truth is needed. Nothing else will be stable, nothing else will work.
Pakistan Has Lost Its Way, but the People Are Powerful
An evil spirit now hangs over Pakistan. The people are too tired, too disappointed … It is time to wake up. Let Pakistan be Pakistan again. Let it be the dream it used to be — a dream that is almost dead today.