Taking the floor from the rostrum at the eighteenth annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin,…
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In the Age of the Imbecile, what is said is rarely what is meant—much less what is intended. We all too often communicate and converse…
Normalcy and genius are not mutually exclusive. Nevertheless, normalcy cannot comprehend genius in full; nor can the latter clothe itself with the former without considerable…
For those wanting in philosophy and spirit, death is a terminal point: the end of life as we know it. A grand finale, or closure,…
Living on the edge of life is an idiom expressing a lifestyle exhibiting risk-taking, danger seeking, and sheer thrill. Taking things to the next level—to…
Throughout the course of our social relationships and interactions, we often feel duped, back-stabbed, and taken advantage of by others. The descriptive term usually employed…
Social homogeneity and interconnectedness, in the absence of applied external directional force, remain inherently dialectical structural notions: simultaneously constructive and destructive. They produce coherent, harmonious,…
The colossal underwater project, known as Nord Stream 2, is more than a gas pipeline. It is a symbolic solidification of the eternal and inalterable…
Imagine a third world country: torn by civil war; with a stagnating economy verging on full-paralysis; governance failure in every single aspect of public and…
There comes a point in time when some grow weary of vehemently attempting to convince others of the truthfulness of their words. Perhaps they never…