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Roger Scruton on the Postmodern Turn
The author recommends Roger Scruton’s essay on the postmodern turn, quoting extended excerpts on how the literature of critical theory targets an enemy and the language of rational argument.
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Saudi TV Host and Islamic Militant
A short comment on a video of a Saudi TV host and a jihadi, arguing the host has no logical argument against the militant once Wahhabi ideology is accepted.
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A Story from 1971
A friend’s anonymised account of a retired Pakistan army captain traumatised by his 1971 posting in East Pakistan, preserved by the author with names redacted.
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Peshawar: Massacre of the Innocents.
Reposting last year’s reaction to the Peshawar school massacre, the author invites readers to judge which parts are now irrelevant and which remain unchanged, opening with a survivor’s testimony and…
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San Bernadino Terror Attack
The author recounts the San Bernardino attack by a Pakistani-American couple, setting out what was known of the shooters, their weapons and the reported pledge to ISIS, and considers what…
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
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