They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals
An extraordinary essay of photographs and words, tracking killings arising from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal anti-drug crackdown.
Beyond the Bitcoin Bubble
Talk about the Bitcoin bubble and fortunes made and lost is one thing (cf. the news this week that rapper 50 Cent was paid in Bitcoin for an album, forgot about it, and is now $8m richer), but this insightful piece proposes that the blockchain technology behind it can unlock things of far greater value.
This Is the Way Paul Ryan’s Speakership Ends
A profile of Paul Ryan, soon to retire as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and constantly treading the fine and somewhat uncomfortable line between the Republican establishment and the incumbent of the Oval Office.
The Preacher and the Sheriff
When he wasn’t satisfied with the answers to his questions about his son’s death in police custody, a preacher in Louisiana decided to investigate himself.
The Plot Against America
An essay on Philip Roth’s 2004 counterfactual novel, which imagines that famed flying ace and isolationist Charles Lindbergh won the Republican nomination for the 1940 US Presidential Election, and proceeded to embark on a campaign of persecution.
Malaysia Pushes Back Against China’s Vision
An analysis of China’s infrastructure investment in countries in their geo-political orbit, viewed in light of the recent decision by Malaysia to rebuff an investment over concerns that it poses risks to their political autonomy.
Could Cyril Ramaphosa Be the Best Leader South Africa Has Not Yet Had?
The former Executive Editor of The New York Times Bill Keller wrote this piece on South AfricaÕs new President back in 2013. It remains an interesting perspective on the man now leading his country after the fall of Jacob Zuma.
Scaling the World’s Most Lethal Mountain, in the Dead of Winter
A profile of a group of Polish climbers planning to summit the deadly giant K2 in winter, following in the footsteps of a celebrated older generation.
Overlooked
An initiative by The New York Times aiming to address the imbalance of coverage in their obituary section starts with profiles of fifteen women who were overlooked at the time of their death. The set includes remarkable figures from many walks of life – from great writers such as Charlotte Bront and Sylvia Plath, to the early civil rights campaigner and journalist Ida B. Wells, and to Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken from her body without permission and used for medical research.
The Bounty Hunter of Wall Street
A profile of a man who makes a lots of money identifying and exposing financial chicanery.