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What ‘Rerum Novarum’ Said to Modern Society

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Left wages war on comedy that’s no laughing matter

Armando Simon writes for the American Thinker about one of the political left’s most prominent targets. A curious characteristic of totalitarian communist regimes is the dearth, if...

Novels of the Future

“Difficile est saturam non scribere: if you’re paying attention to present conditions, it’s difficult not to write satire,” writes Aaron Matz, quoting the Roman poet Juvenal, in a...

[OPINYON] Hindi lang salamin ng lipunan ang panitikan

Gamitin natin ang panitikan para maunawaan natin ang kondisyon ng bayan at kung paano pa mapauunlad ito.... Panitikan din ang maaari nating balikan at gamitin para wakasan ang mga...

Kansas City Social Media Critique Questions Country Club Plaza Nude Sculptures

Just for Sunday . . . Special thanks to BEST & BRIGHTEST TKC READERS for reminding us why we shy away from social media interaction. A bit of context . . . Every few years ther...

This comic wrote a show about Porepunkah. Then the news stole his punchline

Topical comedy is all well and good but as David Quirk discovered this week, it comes with big risks.

Beware of the clobbering machine, and tall poppy syndrome

It doesn’t matter what you, the ordinary folk, do to improve yourselves, as a certain breed of politicians, as Winston Churchill intimated, “are asked to stand, want to sit, and en...

Food for Thought

ideologies come and go...

Bharat Bhushan | From The Bench To Barbs: ‘Cockroach’ Slur On Critics

Notwithstanding the denial, it is important to note that metaphors that dehumanise any citizen are not merely intemperate speech. They show contempt for fellow human beings. When y...

Commentary: The Devil Wears Prada 2 delivers a chic eulogy for print

Though a crowd-pleasing sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2 depicts an industry in crisis, says Miles Surrey for Bloomberg Opinion.

How Social Media Cancel Cultural Impacts Young Mind

By: Manas Gumber, final-year BJMC studentOne wrong tweet, and your mentions explode. My friend joked about a viral trend – innocent, silly. Next morning, screenshots everywhere, “c...

That political discussion with occasional humour thread

Which is a sad reflection on our country and means easily controllable, sadly the rest of the world will overtake us and pushing the country further back.

That political discussion with occasional humour thread

Which is a sad reflection on our country and means easily controllable, sadly the rest of the world will overtake us and pushing the country further back.

Politics And The Markets 04/19/26

‘Butter chicken’ commentary meets a nation on edge

Politics And The Markets 05/17/26

Satire, social media and India’s Gen Z revolt

A satirical online movement challenges power and propaganda in India.

Surrealing in the Years: 'Fuel protests' are bad news for a society that's given up on nuance

Moments such as this are rich with uncertainty, a banquet for cynical opportunists.

Surrealing in the Years: 'Fuel protests' are bad news for a society that's given up on nuance

Moments such as this are rich with uncertainty, a banquet for cynical opportunists.