Morals, manners and ethics
Ethics may also be defined as knowledge and relationships, especially those dealing with mutual social relations that are considered to be morally acceptable or not. In Markham’s words (see Part…
Carter’s centuries
JIMMY Carter’s extraordinary longevity partly accounts for his exceptional status among the US presidential pantheon. He was born when Calvin Coolidge occupied the White House, the Soviet Union was in…
Impasse on probe underscores Republican angst over US Capitol riot
By blocking creation of an independent, bipartisan January 6 commission, congressional Republicans have signaled they would rather approach next year’s mid-term elections unencumbered by potentially damning findings about the deadly…
Global warming on a rampage
Global warming is not waiting around for the signatories to the Paris climate accord ‘15 to go to net zero emissions 2030/50. Sorry, those bold plans are way too little…
A climate change solution
It was a nightmarish Iowa blizzard in 1998 that made Seth Watkins rethink the way he farmed. Before then, he’d operated his family business – he raises livestock alongside hay…
Education: needs and benefits
Nobody can deny the necessity of a good education and its benefits. Before Partition, only a small percentage of Muslims were educated while the majority of Hindus were well educated.…
China’s economic development: Confucian values
China's dynamism is as much a function of its burgeoning economy as of following Confucian ethics. For the first time the birthday of Confucius (551-478 BC) was officially celebrated in…
Pakistan’s many embarrassments
It is clearer now than before: Nawaz Sharif should not have gone to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. While it could achieve nothing it made Pakistan look a bit like…
Protecting an ideal
ON joining the army, every officer is bound to swear that he will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan, uphold the Constitution, and not engage in any political activities…
Pressure grows on Walmart, US firms, over Bangladesh safety
Democratic leaders in the US Congress Friday added their voice to growing calls for more US firms to join a broadening global coalition to push for building and fire safety…
