Struggles on a Relatively Small Piece of Ancient Land

The term ‘Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ is so common that a generation has grown up thinking this is a normal state of affairs - with no real consequence outside the Middle East.
Throughout the course of recent Mid-East history, the struggles on this relatively small piece of ancient land have been closely watched for different reasons. Biases on [...]

Totalitarianism: Paved with Good Intentions

The following excerpts are from George Orwell’s, “1984”, probably my second favorite fiction book. This is a pseudo-monologue by the character O’Brien:
“You believe that reality is something objective, external, existing in its own right. You also believe that the nature of reality is self-evident. When you delude yourself into thinking
that you [...]