Are we really living in unprecedented times?

Are we really living in unprecedented times?

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Could Gen Z bring down India’s Modi?

This week tens of thousands of young people have taken to the streets of Delhi, India’s capital, demanding changes to the electoral system and the resignation of the country’s electoral commissioner. Thousands have been detained by police in the process.They represent the ‘cockro ...  Show more

Was World War Two worth it? Some US conservatives have doubts

Since World War Two ended, most people living in the United States or Europe have generally upheld a consensus about its morality; that it was a just war fought against an evil Nazi regime, and the allies were right to fight it. But in a viral podcast debate with the British cons ...  Show more

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