The fall of the pied piper?
Let us be clear about one thing: Imran Khan as a sportsperson and cricket captain for Pakistan was a formidable figure and quite naturally a hero for millions. These fans…
Let us be clear about one thing: Imran Khan as a sportsperson and cricket captain for Pakistan was a formidable figure and quite naturally a hero for millions. These fans…
The political echo chamber is abuzz with the word ‘cult’. A cult leader is a person of tremendous charisma who can make inroads into the hearts and minds of his…
WITH the no-confidence motion to be voted upon today (Saturday) by a parliament restored on the Supreme Court’s order, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stint in power could be over by midday.…
The two principal characters in the memo scandal, former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen and ex-National Security Advisor General Jim Jones, having confirmed its existence, the focus since…
This year, this global pandemic has us on our knees at the same time. Whether in prayer or surrender, we’re all calling on the goodness of each other, on a…
As a history teacher, there are times when the past reasserts itself with such force that you have to put aside your plans and address the moment. Charlottesville is one…
Although technologies have sped up – and made possible – many things, they cannot by themselves overcome the gap between reality and its artistic assimilation and representation. That gap, in…
Vanguard Group trounced its rivals among US exchange-traded fund providers in the race for market share in 2014, exploiting its low-fee strategy to grow more than three times as fast…
From the beginning, it was to be “Russia’s Vietnam.” First the administration of President Jimmy Carter, then that of President Ronald Reagan was determined to give the Soviet Union a…
Like so much in the investment world of late, it's what financial markets are not doing right now that is most intriguing. Over the course of the past month, conflicts,…