The fall of the Berlin wall signified triumphs for democracy and capitalism as the dominant socio-political systems of the world. In the years between the end of World War II and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the ideological battle of socialism and collectivism versus democracy and capitalism had been slowly swinging in favor of...

“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Those were the famous words from John F. Kennedy’s immortal inauguration speech. The next line is perhaps less familiar: “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you,...

    Paycheck to paycheck. That’s how Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad described the ‘rat race’. The opposite of which is what he calls ‘financial freedom’—a state in which a person’s residual (or passive) income exceeds his expenses. Passive income is income that is generated regularly, with ‘little effort required to maintain...

In the beginning there was nothing. Nothing but a flat white expanse and a distant sighing. And a vision. A vision of circles. Circles concentric in nature yet flat by design, crested by cubic shapes that punctuated the smooth roof outline in a constant staccato. A single ivory pillar stood at the exact geometrical centre,...

I used to think I was an avid fan of football. Now I’m not too sure. A chronic failing of mine recently resurfaced, like a tired rerun of a bad TV commercial. It was on the day of the last paper for the week – I joined my friends at the futsal court after our...

“All men are created equal.” Well, not so much. You and I probably have different capabilities, unequal body dimensions, even dissimilar expiration dates. Heck, we may very possibly even have different destinies. Why then, the fuss about ‘equality’, this most fashionable of issues in civilization today? Is the cry for equality nothing more than an...