The End of Western Dominance?
4 min read Francesco Grillo, president of the think tank Vision, visiting scholar at St Antony’s College, Oxford University, argues that Western dominance is being challenged as a result of Covid-19
“Free Market” self-interest must no longer be allowed to crush Public Good
5 min read Dirk Philipsen, Associate Research Professor at Duke University, argues that Covid-19 is the most recent example that shows how self-interest damages the public good
KAMADIA – With Coronavirus intensifying in the US, will Trump be re-elected this November? Interview with Leading Political Scientist Matthew Lebo
Will Trump be re-elected this November? This interview is another must read.
12 Million Indians were killed in the 1918 flu while their British Masters didn’t care. The pandemic strengthened the anti-colonial movement to kick them out.
4 min read Maura Chhun, Scholar at Metropolitan State University, discusses the impact of the 1918 Influenza on India, including laying some of the foundations that would help Indians eventually kick the British out
Covid-19: Introverts have advantages during lockdown
4 min read Berit Brogaard, Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami, reveals some advantages that introverts have over extroverts during lockdown
Today’s rich are reacting largely the way they did during the bubonic plague
3 min read Kathryn McKinley, Professor of English at the University of Maryland, discusses the striking similarities between the way the rich are reacting to Covid-19 and the way they have historically to pandemics
Infectious Disease: Understanding the Animal connection (Q&A)
7 min read Epidemiologist Jonna Mazet, Professor at the University of California, talks about the importance of understanding the animal connection in infectious diseases. This is a fascinating Q&A.
Oil Prices: How are negative prices even possible?
3 min read Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics at McMaster University, comments on the historic oil crisis
KAMADIA – Coronavirus Interview with Leading Historian Christian W. McMillen: Could paying attention to history have spared us? (Quick Read)
Kamadia interviews leading historian Christian W. McMillen to see if paying attention to history might have spared us from excessive suffering