Today's cancel culture, just as with the totalitarian regime in the country of my birth, ruthlessly doles out disproportionate retribution for the crime of dissent.
No technology comes with its own built-in value system. The difference between any given technology being used for good or for ill is not the technology itself, but us.
This is not an attempt to condone the Guardian's actions; if, as Robinson claims, the Guardian fired him over two tweets, the Guardian was wrong to do so.
If the president is genuinely committed to closing the book on a two decade-long misadventure in Afghanistan, he needs to resist the temptation of accepting the same, old advice.
In Netanyahu's Israel, Palestinian diplomacy is labeled "diplomatic terrorism;" non-violent protests are called "PR terrorism;" boycotts of Israel are called "economic terrorism;" and Palestinian detainees going on hunger strikes is "terrorism in prison."
President Joe Biden is uniquely placed to deliver the People's Vaccine and convert the lessons of the crisis to build a new, transformative economy centered on the shared prosperity of humankind.
The tendency to judge people on their politics rather than their personal behavior can distort how one responds even to acts of extraordinary graciousness.
As we recover from the pandemic in the future, we must support women and minorities in STEM to ensure the gains in representation we have made are not lost.
Despite its many benefits, the world has also seen strong reactions to globalization. Much of that arises from unequal benefits, between and within societies.
