February 2015
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Diaspora
Why are all South Asian American websites so Left?
The author asks why explicitly South Asian American websites lean Left, and suggests a selection effect among those who found and read them, since the average South Asian American is…
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History
Colonialism has a lot to answer for.
Writing from Phnom Penh, the author observes that Siam, which kept its independence however nominally, is the Southeast Asian country that has thrived throughout.
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Shia-killing in Pakistan: Background and Predictions
After a suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in Pakistan, the author asks what drives such attacks and offers background on the Shia community, including its place in the Pakistan…
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