The Week That Matters (27-31 Jan, 2025)

"Standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton

Diversity and America’s woes

When the author lived in the US, the wars in the Middle East hardly ever came up in polite conversation. It was only when a person in the military was in a public place like an airport that people would remember the country was at war. People often thanked the person for his or her service in a performative gesture and then g…