Ideas, opinions, politics, humanities
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Greater Israel, a dangerous idea
The vision of “Greater Israel” has haunted Zionist politics since the beginning. For its advocates, it is a biblical promise. For nationalists, it is destiny. In reality, it is a dangerous idea. It legitimizes mass killing, destabilizes the Middle East, and undermines the world’s fragile order built after 1945. It also centers on one figure…
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How all prophecies failed
Prophecy has always fascinated humanity. It has been presented as a divine message, a glimpse of destiny, or even proof of God’s omniscience. Many religious traditions claim that prophecy is evidence of divine inspiration, since only an all-knowing being could foretell the future. If that were true, prophecy would be the strongest confirmation of religion’s…
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Women are discriminated. Somewhere to death
Discrimination against women is not a marginal issue. It is global. It exists in every society, though it appears in very different forms. In some regions, it costs women their lives. In others, it confines them to lower wages, stalled careers, and constant humiliation. The difference is brutal. Afghanistan and Pakistan represent the extreme where…
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Death in their country or on the boat?
For millions of people, the choice is brutal and final. Stay in their homeland and die slowly, or risk dying quickly at sea. There is no safety net. There is no third way. They live in countries where food is scarce, wages are nonexistent, health care is a fantasy, and the future is a blank…
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They spy on everyone. What scale is moral?
In 2013, Edward Snowden shattered the illusion that mass surveillance was a paranoid fantasy. Instead of a few targeted programs, he revealed an entire global machine. It watched leaders, allies, rivals, journalists, and ordinary people alike. Therefore, the real debate is not whether spying exists—it clearly does. Rather, the question is: what scale of spying…
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Global health care system? 90 million people could live in a decade
A truly global health system could save more lives than any single humanitarian effort in history. It would not just prevent millions of deaths every year—it would raise the quality of life for billions. Contrary to what many assume, it would not be prohibitively expensive, even for developed countries. And more importantly, it would prove…
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Unipolar world vs multipolar: Full guide
Global power never stays frozen. It shifts with economic growth, military strength, and cultural influence. At the highest level, there are two basic shapes of the world order. A unipolar world has one dominant power setting the rules. A multipolar world has several major powers competing and cooperating. History has seen both—and each brings its…
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Capitalism is the racket of the ruling class
Al Capone once said that capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class. He was not joking. He was describing the system exactly as it works. Capitalism does not run on free and fair competition. It runs on organized extraction. The ruling elite takes wealth from the rest of society and calls the process…
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Czech Vietnamese and their poor Czech: US comparison
In the Czech Republic, many older Vietnamese immigrants speak Czech poorly. Their speech is broken, heavily accented, and often grammatically wrong. They use the same short phrases in markets, food stalls, or small shops. If the conversation becomes more complex, they slow down, hesitate, or switch to Vietnamese. In the United States, first-generation Vietnamese also…
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We can question Christianity, not Islam
You can question Christianity in most Western countries, you can mock it, you can publish it. And you will face criticism, maybe protests, but not a death sentence.Now compare that with many Muslim-majority states. Question Islam. Name the Prophet. Challenge scripture. You can face prison. You can face mobs. In some places, you can face…