Peace
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When barbarians break through the city walls
At Davos, Mark Carney delivered an unusually candid assessment of global power dynamics. The Canadian prime minister argued that smaller nations can no longer rely on international institutions to protect their interests. Instead, they must band together or risk becoming pawns in a game controlled entirely by superpowers.
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The ideology of “the land” and its quiet power over politics and culture
Land is more than physical territory. It holds emotion, memory, and meaning. Across cultures and histories, land becomes a source of identity, pride, and grief. Its importance transcends soil—it shapes who we are, where we belong, and how we understand others and ourselves.
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Dehumanisation fuels violence
Once hatred is sanctified as duty, violence can masquerade as obedience to God rather than rebellion against compassion. Scholars have tried to suggest the text was hyperbolic. Yet, these verses reveal the deep mechanism by which fear and faith intertwine in acts of exclusion.
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When power writes the peace
The Gaza plan bears the handwriting of the powerful: America’s interests, Israel’s security, Gaza’s disarmament. Its language of goodwill hides the imbalance beneath. True peace will depend not on signatures, but on the justice that follows.
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When violins argue like world newsfeeds
Bach’s Goldberg Variations stirred unexpected reflections on justice, war, and the chaos of public discourse. The music became a mirror for inner conflict, revealing how struggles for justice may sometimes mask deeper personal unrest.
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Deathonomics: Russia’s new economy
Russia’s war economy has lifted many out of poverty, but at a devastating cost. Families of the dead receive enormous payouts, far beyond normal earnings. Death has become an economic force, blurring the line between tragedy and opportunity.
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Violence in our veins, glory in our bones
August 6 marks both Hiroshima and the Transfiguration — a date of devastation and divine hope. One event shows what humans can destroy, the other what we can become. The contrast urges us to reflect on who we are and who we are meant to be.
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