When Derrida discovered Marx - LARB

When Derrida discovered Marx - Salon.com:

For Derrida & his generation and even afterwards Marxism was ' mother's milk'. But in course of time Spectres of Marx began to haunt them. Why? Find out the connection between Derrida's ' deconstruction ' and Gorbachev's ' perestroika '.

Do public intellectuals matter?

Do public intellectuals matter?:

An intellectual is acquainted both with history and history of ideas. Public intellectuals try to advance freedom and knowledge. Relevance of public intellectuals will always be felt.

‘The Undivided Past,’ by David Cannadine

‘The Undivided Past,’ by David Cannadine - NYTimes.com:

Conflicts & divisions are considered moving force of history by many ideologies, notably Marxism. Will divisions be a thing of the past? Find in this review of a book a fresh insight.

Historians of the Moment try to recapture Russian history from Gorbachev to Yelstin to Putin & from perestroika & glasnost to Pussy Riots & intellectual pugilism

The Brilliant Rage of Alexander Herzen - Michael McDonald - The American Interest Magazine:

Resistance, Rebellion, and Writing - Albert Camus

resistance, rebellion, and writing - bookforum.com / current issue:

Albert Camus invited the wrath of fellow Leftists for disagreeing with the then prevailing view that violence was a necessary part of revolution, resistance and change. Frantz Fanon derided him as ' sweet sister ' and Sartre talked of his 'beautiful spirit' mockingly. But Camus was right as later course of history proved.

GOP’s backward sexual politics - Socio-Political policies & Sexual Politics

GOP’s backward sexual politics - Salon.com:

The End of Everything

The end of everything - The Washington Post:

Ever since Raymond Aron described ideology as opium of intellectuals and Daniel Bell declared the End of Ideology and Francis Fukuyama predicted the End of History, the End literature and predictions have flooded the intellectual space. From End of Politics to End of Science , from End of Men to End of Future have been craving for our attention. Find in this Washington Post article the real significance of this End business.

Founding of the BJP - As told by its Architect, Builder and Mobilizer

http://blog.lkadvani.in/blog-in-english/bjp-and-easter-sunday