“If this is dying, it isn’t really painful. It may not be quite like this at the end, of course; but still, since this happens only once in a lifetime, I can take it.” Lu Xun

Happening tomorrow.

Always good to revisit Matt McManus s essays quillette.com/2019/03/17/why…

I know I’ll be proved wrong but it should not stop me from committing to what I believe today.

For an autocracy composed mainly of docile supporters, the incapacity of the latter to remain docile poses a far greater danger than deliberate rebellion. Chih-Yu Shih

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Unspoken costs unwritten complaints The silent crisis in DU hiring indiatoday.in/education-toda… via @indiatoday

The Chinese are really trying to move the needle.

New blog post: The Chief in his Chiefdom: On the Legacy of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai. Link in tweet below. 👇🏼