Debates

Although Director James Demonaco’s movie franchise, The Purge, has been labeled a leftist screed, the most recent installment in this series, The Purge: Election Year (2016), exemplifies the deep crisis …
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It will not be news to anyone who reads this column that the university is in crisis, which is felt particularly in the humanities, where the closing of departments and …
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In June 2015, thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest against gender violence. The demonstrations had been called by reporters and activists, rallying around the …
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 “There is neither hope without fear, nor fear without hope.”

“Anything whatever can be the accidental cause of hope or fear.”

• Spinoza, Ethics …
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Every time I walk over a bridge, I want to throw something off the side – my phone, my wallet, my keys, anything of personal value will suffice. This being …
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Two general observations about my numerous critics seem pertinent to me. First, the large majority of attacks on my text follow the rules of the tweet culture with short snaps, …
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On April 17 Brazil’s Lower House of Congress (Câmara dos Deputados) opened an impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff pending a formal trial in the Upper House (Senado Federal). The …
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Lately I am getting used to attacks that not only render my position in a totally wrong way but also practice slander pure and simple, so that, at this level, …
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Segregated toilet doors are today at the center of a big legal and ideological struggle. On March 29, 2016, a group of 80 predominantly Silicon Valley-based business executives, headlined by …
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Europe was made of repeated migrations from East and South, from the Paleolithic to the modern era. This is well documented in terms of cultural/linguistic legacy as well as genetic …
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