Author Archives: stanvir

Looks like Congress has declared war on the internet

Posted on October 30, 2011 by stanvir

Now the U.S. has its own version of this kind of law, and it is arguably much worse: the Stop Online Piracy Act, introduced in the House this week, would give governments and private corporations unprecedented powers to remove websites … Continue reading →

Posted in Society, Technology

All the Single Ladies

Posted on October 30, 2011 by stanvir

Women are fully liberated now: Even more momentously, we no longer need husbands to have children, nor do we have to have children if we don’t want to. For those who want their own biological child, and haven’t found the … Continue reading →

Posted in Society

Robert Fisk: What the killing of Gaddafi means to Syria

Posted on October 29, 2011 by stanvir

Two days before Gaddafi was murdered, I was reading the morning newspapers in Beirut and discovered a remarkable story on most front pages. At the time, the mad ex-emperor of Libya was still hiding in Sirte, but there was this … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs