Culture

One Year After Charlie Kirk, the Fight Inside MAGA Is Out in the Open

One year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the coalition he helped build is more divided. From Iran and Israel to Epstein, immigration and Trump, the movement is now fighting over what “America First” should mean without Kirk at its centre.

The Aparna Kurup Controversy and the Political Battle Over Speech in Keralam

Journalist Aparna Kurup has been booked over remarks about Islam after a television debate on women’s rights. The controversy, and the political intervention that preceded it, has opened a larger debate over free speech and coalition politics in Keralam.

The Women of Chittor Did Not Ask for Your Permission

We are endlessly comfortable with our women as victims, and uneasy the moment they become warriors. A reflection on Swara Bhaskar, the jauhar of Padmaavat, and the courage we keep mistaking for a wound.

Former gang leader convicted in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

Las Vegas jury convicts former gang leader Duane Davis in rapper's 1996 killing after nearly 30 years without arrests.