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Elon Musk Is Wrong: Research Shows Content Rules on Twitter Help Preserve Free Speech From Bots and Other Manipulation
Elon Musk said he wants to make Twitter a platform for free speech. Here is what research shows about claims of political bias and excessive moderation.
Another Show By Comedian Munawar Faruqui Cancelled After Pressure From Hindu Right
Scheduled for Saturday, the Bengaluru show was cancelled, according to deputy commissioner of police (south) P. Krishnakanth, because the organisers had not sought permission.
Movie Review: In Malayalam Film ’19(1)(a)’, the Personal Is the Political
A subtle film commenting on free speech and literature, '19(1)(a)' emphasis how an ordinary person quietly taking agency over her own life can be an extremely political act.
The Stretcher-Bearers
On a battlefield in South Africa, Gandhi read Into the blood blotches on the stretcher cloth The shape of a country that didn’t exist yet. The future, it was …
When All Else Fails To Explain American Violence, Blame a Rapper and Hip-Hop
Since rap music emerged in mainstream culture in the late 1980s, conservatives have derided its lyrics and imagery as violent. But hip-hop artists argue those images reflect urban realities.
Intolerance
A poem on how in contrast to lactose and gluten intolerance, the cure for the social malady lies within us.
The Voice of a Party Worker
'I am assigned all the jobs that are dirty, for which I am incentivised with debauchery.'
Billionaires Like Elon Musk Don’t Know the First Thing About Democracy
What does a megabillionaire with a history of silencing critics and retaliating against workers know about democracy?
The Resilient Refugee
A poem on my father being caught up in the Partition, and how his narration of the events of 1947 helped me understand the human cost of the division …