Did the Better-biev man win?
“When you’re dictating the pace, you look like Nureyev. But when Beterbiev’s walking you down…” – @AKADaneGiraud
14Oct 
16Aug
The very English pastime of silencing the poor…
The recent riots in the UK and the government’s heavy-handed response, marked by censorship and imprisonments, have raised concerns. Under the leadership of new Prime Minster Keir Starmer, the state’s approach to managing dissent appears increasingly authoritarian. Social media mogul Elon Musk has also come under fire for allowing for, and himself posting, misinformation. Tony […]
27Jun
Only the mediocre could dream of banning the bard
“… some educators propagate mediocrity, preferring contemporary, facile literature over the challenging richness of Shakespeare” – @AKADaneGiraud
6Jun
Why do they fear Populism?
“Predictably, the adversaries of this indigenous radicalism were elitist and unsavory” – @AKADaneGiraud
4Jun
Eygpt: between Scylla and Charybdis
“The situation is dire, as highlighted by The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on the potential for the Gaza war to incite a popular revolt in Egypt” – @AKADaneGiraud
29May
What would Orwell make of the woke?
“… middle-class socialists were unwilling to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve true equality” – @AKADaneGiraud
14May
When will they come for the music?
“It is often remembered as the “PMRC Senate hearing” or the “Tipper Gore-Frank Zappa hearing”—or more luridly, the “rock-porn hearing.” – @AKADaneGiraud
8May
A war with no losers
“Even when eating leather, the champion’s chin wouldn’t yield” – @AKADaneGiraud
29Apr
The kids are not alright
“It’s a stark reminder that the seeds of bigotry sown in the fertile grounds of education can germinate into the most banal forms of societal decay.” – @AKADaneGiraud
23Apr
Punk boxing
“What we did see on that night in Brooklyn was Ryan Garcia gleefully taking a sledgehammer to the odds brazenly stacked against him” – @AKADaneGiraud