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Manu Joseph: Why we must love the nation-other options are risky

New Delhi, June 8 -- A national secret is normally guarded by the government. But there is an Indian national secret that is held by India's people-probably thousands of them, or maybe millions. We ca... Read More


Manu Joseph: Why we must love the nation-are there other options?

New Delhi, June 8 -- A national secret is normally guarded by the government. But there is an Indian national secret that is held by India's people-probably thousands of them, or maybe millions. We ca... Read More


Manu Joseph: Why Trump is right about student activism in America

New Delhi, June 1 -- The US wants my business, but not so much that it would make it easy for me to buy its most popular product. I have been willing to give away a portion of my savings to send my ch... Read More


Manu Joseph: This is why the flight attendant shouldn't be a genius

New Delhi, May 25 -- I get a spam call from a girl who asks which bank has issued my credit card, and I say, "Sperm Bank." She asks if it is a foreign bank, then for the spelling. Listening to her, I ... Read More


Manu Joseph: It isn't true that every language holds secret feelings

New Delhi, May 18 -- Usually, when a person speaks a language poorly, it is a sign that they speak some other language very well. But many Indians who eat avocados cannot speak any language well. This... Read More


Manu Joseph: Just how 'innocent' are civilians during times of war?

New Delhi, May 11 -- People in Gurgaon were wondering what they must do if a Pakistani missile reached them. We would have run, surely. To what end, I don't know. That moment when I ran, I would have ... Read More


Manu Joseph: Why movies that win Oscars are no longer enjoyable

New Delhi, May 4 -- Most working people are in marketing, one way or another, whether or not their department is called 'Marketing.' Also, most of the world's people are not in the arts. Yet, art has ... Read More


Manu Joseph: Who'd have thought Google could be replaced

New Delhi, April 27 -- It has been many weeks since I googled anything. Not because I know everything now. I have moved to ChatGPT. A year ago, it would've been unthinkable to me that anything would r... Read More


Manu Joseph: There's crushing news for people who want to live long

New Delhi, April 20 -- ' A few days ago, Bryan Johnson, a centi-millionaire who has spent millions on reversing ageing-especially his own-posted some bad news for humanity on his YouTube channel. Rap... Read More


Manu Joseph: India has a tariff on America's huge cultural surplus

New Delhi, April 13 -- The complaint of Donald Trump is that most nations sell their goods cheaply in America, but never let America sell its products at low prices in their markets. He insists that t... Read More