Economists are usually an argumentative bunch. Whether it was Martin Feldstein or Milton Friedman, they usually can never seem to come to agreement on issues of global finance, macroeconomics or decisions made in the financial world. As George Bernard Shaw once famously said, “If all economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion”. One of the most famous … [Read more...] about AUSTERITY VS STIMULUS: The Great Economic Debate
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August: Osage County -Challenging Relatedness and Family in Contemporary Rural America
Set in rural Oklahoma, August Osage County is a 2013 comedy- drama film about a violent dysfunctional family that comes together for the funeral of the family patriarch, Beverly Weston. Written by Tracy Letts and directed by John Wells, it was adapted from the Broadway play, and received critical acclaim from many due to the gut wrenching realistic performance delivered by the … [Read more...] about August: Osage County -Challenging Relatedness and Family in Contemporary Rural America
The self-driving future is awesome, but be warned
It is not wrong to say that the modern world is obsessed with technology; be it AI based home devices like Amazon's Echo or algorithm and machine learning based automated systems. Automated or self-driven cars seem to be a concept driven straight out of sci-fi movies, but in recent years companies have been pouring millions of dollars and have invested a lot of effort and … [Read more...] about The self-driving future is awesome, but be warned
The Kurdish Struggle for a Nation State : A Second Cold War
Bullets fly across the cars and through the walls and young boys shudder as the guns recoil against their bodies. Over here women too stand besides them in camouflage pants and scarves, to avenge the death of their sisters. This isn’t Afghanistan or Iran, this is Rojava - in the northern part of Syria, it is the home of the largest ethnic population of the country- the Kurds. … [Read more...] about The Kurdish Struggle for a Nation State : A Second Cold War
America’s Gun Culture: Ownership and Violence
America has been seen as a country of metamorphosis, a country where citizens routinely encounter rapid changes, changes that were sometimes beneficial while at other times were accepted unwillingly and begrudgingly. Americans have seen numerous protests revolving around slavery, women's rights, queer identities and rights of the LGBTQ community which have led to some … [Read more...] about America’s Gun Culture: Ownership and Violence