One is inclined to wonder at what point in the etymology of the word did ambition become not only acceptable but even laudable. For a word that also contains a fair amount of negativity about
Read MoreWe live in a glorious era of podcasting, public conversation and boundary-crossing interest in niche academic areas. I have come to realize that it’s a great time to be a public intellectual, except for one
Read MoreAfter reading this, I am hoping that you agree with me that man, having gone insane, regains control of his mind by writing. So, what happens when people stop writing? Or when books become less
Read MoreI have come to learn that, for some, it might have just been a romantic idea from the very beginning, that a person can look at a fact and see it for what it is.
Read MoreWhen I write about the damages that were recently caused by militarism in Zimbabwe, I am afraid some readers think that I’m just making noise, just enjoying the sound of my voice. When such things
Read MoreFor some time, I have taken up photography as a hobby. I have no real desire to be anything other than a hobbyist because photography is not something that would ever consider quitting my day
Read MoreUsually, at the end of any good book, I often have some kind of conviction to change my life. A reader or writer is somebody for whom that possibility is always open. This is why
Read MoreBooks surround me. My house is full of them. They are like some sort of catalogue of my life, in that they can serve as a record of what I was interested in at any
Read More-of technology and a lazy generation. Ever realized how difficult it has become to convince anyone to try out a more challenging, yet more effective habit? Well, thanks to the explosion of mobile applications and
Read MoreThe question is, how can real parents, with real babies, know when the baby is hungry? Or when the baby is too warm or too cold. Throughout my observations, I have to conclude that millennials
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