Miss Goody Two-Shoes
Back in my days of naivety, I thought that was a compliment. You know, Miss Goody Two-Shoes. Having just transferred over from a private school to a public one, I thought people were merely...
View ArticleAli ibn al-Shah’s introduction to Kalilah and Dimnah
Probably about the thirteenth century, the book Kalilah and Dimnah gained an additional introduction written under the name Ali ibn al-Shah the Persian. Apart from this introduction, nothing is known...
View ArticleUAE consumer debt higher than in Eurozone, US
The UAE’s consumer debt-to-income ratio is higher than in most European countries and the US, a business academic has said. London Business School professor of finance Francisco Gomes, who lectures in...
View ArticleOur Big Foreign-Policy Blunders, and our New Opportunities
[ For a recent essay on Russia’s responsibilities in Syria, click here. This essay is, in some ways, a continuation.] Introduction: our blunders The dark horse A correction? Conclusion: opportunity in...
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