The Political Commoditization of Art
Or how I learned to love the art and reject politics I want to reflect on the narrow, uneasy space
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Celebrating or Commiserating the Demise of What Wasn’t
America and the Myth of Empire Every few months, some event is declared proof that the “American empire” is finished.
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Justice, the Tangible Mirage
From Nuremberg to PS752, and what democracies still refuse to learn about justice Last night I watched James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg
Iran’s Paradigm Shift
A generation Rises Beyond Ideology Reclaiming Justice and Democracy in Iran Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, sparked by the murder
Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde
An examination of the American Experiment The first pane of glass shatters at 2:11 p.m., scattering diamond flecks across the U.S. Capitol’s
Introspections in Isolation…
There is a strain of fascism that is perpetuating among Iranians with many similarities to the Corona virus… 1- This
An Iranian For All Seasons…
The passing of Najaf Daryabandari heralds the end of an era. Daryabandari was a Renaissance man. As a farsi translator,
Misconceptions of Democracy
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge…’”. Isaac Asimov … Continue readingMisconceptions of Democracy
Doctor StrangeTrump
Or how we learned to ignore the shit in our own back yards to piss on the neighbours’ lawn! Doesn’t
Cinema lost its purity with Kiarostami
Thank you Mr. Kiarostami to give us courage, to instill the confidence in us that purity in thought and action