November 2018

Is it time for Asian Americans and Latino Americans to ask to be considered “white”? (a)

Part of a series on whether Asian and Latino Americans should seek to be considered white, this post cites a 2004 analysis that Asians needed about 140 more SAT points…

AnAn6 November 201818 comments
India Still Rising (a)

The author argues India’s external affairs ministry has little institutional understanding of China, America or economics, lacks internal think tanks, and should hire experienced private-sector and expatriate Indians and draw…

AnAn6 November 20181 comment
Open Thread – Brown Pundits

Open thread inviting readers to discuss anything, with a request to keep other posts on topic.

BP Admin Team · opened by Razib Khan6 November 20182 comments
Hinduttva (b)

The fourth piece in a planned series previews an argument about why parts of global academia and media oppose Eastern philosophy and Swami Vivekananda while borrowing from it. It also…

AnAn4 November 20180 comments
Why Pakistani liberals will always fail

After deleting a longer post on Aasia Bibi, the author argues Pakistani liberals are toothless because they will not challenge Islam itself, says Muslims must be free to criticise the…

X.T.M3 November 201865 comments
Pakistan’s Hybrid Government and the Aasia Bibi Fiasco..

A detailed account of the Aasia Bibi case, from her 2009 arrest after a village dispute to Salmaan Taseer’s assassination and the court rulings, arguing it exposes Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy…

Omar Ali2 November 201825 comments
Why do nonmuslims treat muslims so badly (e)?

Following a video of a Houston Muslim conference, the author argues many Muslims are respectful of atheist and ex-Muslims while many non-Muslims interviewed are hostile, and sees backing of extremists…

AnAn2 November 20182 comments

November 2018

Is it time for Asian Americans and Latino Americans to ask to be considered “white”? (a)

India Still Rising (a)

Open Thread – Brown Pundits

Hinduttva (b)

Why Pakistani liberals will always fail

Pakistan’s Hybrid Government and the Aasia Bibi Fiasco..

Why do nonmuslims treat muslims so badly (e)?