Killing an Arab
One of the first songs taken off U.S. radio playlists in the run up to the Iraq war was The Cure’s “Killing an Arab.” Far from an incitement to hatred,…
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A widening gyre
Europe’s migration crisis is not over. It is spreading. An estimated 1.3 million asylum seekers arrived Europe in 2015. The migrants have caused discord in destination countries and divisions within…
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Moral panic
Reactions to Trump show that elites are also susceptible to collective moods. When a CNN correspondent asked a female protester on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, about her response to…
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Migrapolis
London, Europe’s most globalized city. Of the roughly 8 million inhabitants, white Britons now make up less than half. The city is rich and at the same time rickety. While…
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Juggernaut
India’s growth can zero out all the world’s environmental measures Nigambodh Ghat is the place where the Hindu god Brahma bathed in the Yamuna River and regained his memory. Today…
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The first culture warriors
Herder vs. Fichte and the fight for the soul of nationalism Imagine a time of globalization, modernization; of decadence and alienation. Imagine living in a country where the mother tongue…