Dove va il mondo

“With the mosque’s glittering decorations providing a backdrop, Ahmed al-Sharaa described the fall of the house of Assad as “a victory for the Islamic nation” and called for reflection and prayer”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Jason Burke Link: Syria’s new leader has two identities – but which one will take the country forward?

Liberals moving away from X are giving up on the 20th-century ideal of a public sphere, best described by Hannah Arendt as a place that “gathers us together and yet prevents our falling over each other.” Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Clay Shirky Link: The Fragility of Bluesky’s Difference

“The Constitution is not a suicide pact, as the saying goes, and the First Amendment is not a license for foreign adversaries to propagandize America’s youth”. Fonte: Wall Street Journal Autore: The Editorial Board Link: The TikTok Sale and the First Amendment

“France’s government has fallen. In dramatic scenes at the National Assembly on Wednesday, the government — led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier — lost a no-confidence vote, effectively ending it. Not since 1962 has a French government been forced out this way”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Marlon Ettinger Link: The Far Right Just […]

“In the modern age, the unbelievable has become commonplace. Entire countries are shut down by a global pandemic”. Fonte: The Economist Link: Ten implausible-sounding scenarios for 2025

“Yoon has faced serious challenges from the start of his term, entering power with a low approval rating and a parliament dominated by the opposition”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Simon Mundy Link: Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the man behind South Korea’s political crisis?

“First, a counterfactual. Had Kamala Harris won, The Economist would have had a different shortlist for its annual “word of the year”. Fonte: The Economist Link: The Economist’s word of the year for 2024  

“But there is one thing Gen Z, millennials, Gen Xers and boomers agree on: that meetings themselves are often unproductive, unenjoyable and take up too much time”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Grace Lordan Link: Is your boss talking too much? AI can tell them

Fonte: The Washington Post Autore: Edith Pritchett Link: The different stages of Black Friday

“There may be no more justifiable target for the budget cutters of the second Trump administration than the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. After all, what rationale is there in the age of ubiquitous streaming and podcasts for government to support television and radio via legislation virtually unchanged since 1967?”. Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: […]