The Kashmiri language mysteryLanguages are described by their structure and vocabulary. As for structure, there are a variety of orders related to subject (S), object…Dec 181Dec 181
Indian Languages of East TurkestanEast Turkestan is the native name for the Tarim Basin, which is the southern part of Xinjiang. Its norther part, Dzungaria, is the region…Dec 11Dec 11
Now is the time of monsters“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters.” -Antonio GramsciNov 211Nov 211
Spiral Galaxies EverywhereWith the advent of our Age of Artificial Intelligence, the world appears to have descended into a state of funk. Jobs are disappearing…Oct 14Oct 14
Neocons and neocolonialsNeocon ideas have dominated foreign policy in the United States for the last 30 years or so. Neocons wish to perpetuate American hegemony…Sep 75Sep 75
The programmers and the programmedAlthough the coming decades will see populations shrink in most of the world, the West will experience an existential crisis due to…Aug 72Aug 72
China as the Middle Kingdom: Lessons for US and IndiaEvery civilization is effectively hardwired for decline and self-destruction. What gave it energy once becomes the instrument of its…Jul 313Jul 313
Destruction of cultural heritageThe disruptive change in political and social order in the next few decades due to mass migration and collapsing populations will be…Jul 25Jul 25
Replacement migrationThere is a looming collapse of population in most parts of the world (leaving out the Middle East, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and…Jul 233Jul 233
Disappearing Western NationsWhat makes a nation and a culture? The people with the unstated social conventions and beliefs, or the language?Jul 312Jul 312
