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Two distinct approaches stand out in the migration management practices of modern states: overtly displayed violence and bureaucratic courtesy. As for which of these two is more ontologically honest, this is a question we should not answer without consulting Foucault. This divergence is acutely illustrated by the contrasting apparatuses of
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With Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey currently in theaters, it might be worth discussing what we can glean from the original author of the source material that inspired it. Could the darkest moment of the night actually be just before dawn? Before discussing Homer, I would like to mention his contemporary,
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The Illusion of Capital In today’s intellectual world, media, and academia, the blame for all social crises is conveniently placed solely on the global capital. Environmental pollution, the fault of the capital. Economic inequalities, the fault of the capital. The migration crisis, the fault of the capital. Of course,
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Disclaimer: This text contains major spoilers regarding the ending of the Dune books. If you are willing to wait 15 years to find out the ending through the movies, I recommend you avoid reading this text. The Illusion of Free Will and “Resultant Forces” The ''Great Man'
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History has no predetermined course, no mystical purpose, and no secret, repetitive script. However, there are two immutable material realities of human societies: the finite lifespan of human biology and the fact that institutions become rigid over time, losing their flexibility. The biological aging of a dominant generation that holds
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I discovered a video game on my Instagram reels that I am hesitant to reveal the name of. This game has been removed from itch.io and is not available on Steam because it does not meet the platform’s requirements. It can be purchased through methods such as sending
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The construction of knowledge depends on the parties being able to speak the same language. The most important factor in achieving this is the construction of a canon. What we today call “universal” knowledge is the Western canon, which has emerged within the framework of various power relations, and it
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I believe that the foundation of the world of thought lies in the material world. Although the world of ideas exhibits a certain degree of autonomy, this autonomy is limited to the extent that the material world permits it. At this point, I would say that what has made feminism
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The Pinkerton Detective Agency is an independent police force founded in Chicago in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton. What makes this company significant in my view is that it is an integral part of all the sociological and governance changes the United States has undergone, and that we can trace a
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The idea that history is a process and that this process has a direction seems to recur as if it were hardwired into our culture. In fact, some political ideologies have even named themselves after this concept: “progressivism”. Modern people are unconsciously imbued with the belief that “history is moving
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On April 9, 2026, an article was published on the Science website. The largest known chimpanzee troop is experiencing a serious ''Civil War''. This situation first and foremost confirms Jane Goodall’s observations made 50 years ago in Gombe, Tanzania. Chimpanzees can split into groups and
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Why I Translated This Poem As a political scientist navigating the structured theories of the West, I often find that formal discourse fails to capture the visceral, absurd, and deeply spiritual pain of the Middle East. I translated this poem because Ah Muhsin Ünlü provides a language for the "