The writer is Professor in the faculty of Liberal Arts at the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
O ath-taking signifies a solemn pledge or appeal to divinity. It has long been a familiar expression of truth, loyalty and moral obligation....
Donald Trump’s rise to political power and his presidency represent a profound disruption of traditional models of leadership. His campaign...
“His behavior… is completely solipsistic. He sees the world through his own sense of self… and he couldn’t be more erratic or scattered or...
Hannah Arendt’s insight into the psychology of obedience finds deep resonance—and some challenge—in the work of social psychologists who have...
T he measure of a civilisation is not the expanse of its empires, the height of its monuments or the sophistication of its technology....
Human history is full of formal pledges to equality, rights and rule of law. However, the lived reality has typically been the opposite: exceptions,...
Recent maneuvers in New York and Washington have rekindled hopes for the endurance of the Abraham Accords, a framework that had appeared to falter...
Hamas is being read largely from the prism of Israel . Historical context that enabled the rise of Hamas is starkly missing when those sitting in...
W ho really shaped the way you think? The story begins with Edward Bernays, Freud’s nephew and the master craftsman of persuasion. Bernays...
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the...
