Vacuous governance
ARE Pakistanis justified in regarding Islamabad as superfluous to their governance? Do they need a president? The present incumbent perches in a gilded cage, his wings clipped by the 18th…
An upcoming catastrophe
The recommendations we are going to discuss here may create unrealistic expectations from the authorities as we are stuck with useless governance and running down them for their worthlessness doesn’t…
Striped donkeys
CAN a donkey painted with stripes become a zebra? The 19th-century educationist Macaulay thought so. The system he designed for the upper classes in British India aimed to create “a…
Ominous ides
DEMOCRACY in the United States was killed on Jan 6, 2021, when the US Capitol building housing the Senate was stormed by a mob incited by former president Donald Trump.…
On the beaten track
The economy is in a hole and the government seems to be at a loss on how to pull it out. Being on the prowl to cut down on spending,…
Greek health cuts a matter of life and death on Samos
Greece's economic woes mean that paramedics on the picturesque island of Samos are increasingly faced with the terrible dilemma of who to save and who to leave to die. On…
