Congressman keeps dream alive with book, jelly bean reminder
US Congressman John Lewis keeps a jar of jelly beans in his office on Capitol Hill to remind him of how far the country has come. On August 28, 1963…
In memoriam
Dr John C Martin, former chairman and CEO of Gilead Sciences, Inc, passed away on March 30 in California at the age of 70. A true innovator, John transformed Gilead…
Our rights wronged
DEAD men do not write autobiographies. Someone in time will breathe life into their past. The first 12 Roman caesars — starting with Julius Caesar — had the historian Suetonius.…
The rule of law
LIFE in developed countries pivots around the rule of law. Every citizen is subjected to the same laws, and no one is above the law. However, despite full consensus on…
The caged country
PAKISTAN is one of the few countries where political surrogacy is still legal, where a seed can be planted by the military to gestate in the womb of democracy. Earlier…
More than change
PRESIDENT Joe Biden insists that he is still running. He has not said in which direction. He needs to decide quickly before someone makes up his mind for him. Some…
Effects of culture on economic outcomes
One of the recent, lesser discussed occurrences that could affect Pakistan’s future economic trajectory is the (unannounced) decision by the UAE government to dissuade Pakistani males, above 40 years of…
Stirring up the soul, is it?
Is it déjà vu? Is it an illusion? Is it a knee-jerk? Is it real? Is it happening? These are all the questions that arise the minute the word “change”…
Housing inequities
As the cost of housing has exploded, so has the number of people experiencing homelessness. And unfortunately, instead of trying to house people, more states and cities are criminalizing people…
A polarising star
HARRY Belafonte was among that rare breed of cultural icons who become more radical as they age. He did not merely capture the zeitgeist of a transformative period in American…
