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Read more( A side note: Just last week, I happened to re-read German Philosopher Frederick Nietzsche’s brilliant book ” Thus spake[…]
Read moreI love the title: “Jai Bhim”. Though this essay is a movie review, I would like to spend a couple[…]
Read more( Preface: September 11th, 2021 marks the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy at the twin towers. For my generation, the[…]
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