PPeople Read More 9 minute read MOSSADEGH: THE COUP, IRAN, AND THE USbyAsif ZaidiAugust 11, 2019 Many Iranians blame American interventionism -her backing for the Shah’s repressive regime, her permission to allow the Shah… Read More
WWorld Read More 6 minute read A COUNTRY HELD HOSTAGE BY ITS ELITEbyAsif ZaidiMay 27, 2019 I feel amused when someone criticizes dynastic political families in Pakistan. Amused, because the real problem lies somewhere… Read More
WWorld Read More 5 minute read Why Corruption is Worse Than RobberybyAsif ZaidiJuly 30, 2017 Corruption is the abuse of public or private office for personal motives. Its most common forms are embezzlement,… Read More
LLearning Read More 8 minute read The Power of Concentration for Knowledge WorkersbyAsif ZaidiApril 28, 2017 Men of genius themselves were great only by bringing all their power to bear on the point on… Read More
RReflections Read More 8 minute read Religions in the World of Genetic EngineeringbyAsif ZaidiFebruary 20, 2017 In today’s world there seems to exist no credible substitute for liberalism’s creed comprising freedom of speech, human… Read More
RReflections Read More 7 minute read Is God or No God a Moral QuestionbyAsif ZaidiDecember 18, 2015 Neo atheists, a la Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, are characterized by disdainful derision of anyone who differs… Read More
LLearning Read More 6 minute read Is The Internet Stealing your LifebyAsif ZaidiMay 8, 2015 In the midst of our hectic lives these days, all of us need to seek and cultivate calm.… Read More
RReflections Read More 7 minute read Saying Goodbye to Corporate LifebyAsif ZaidiMarch 26, 2015 I write this with an urge to get away with a little self-indulgence. A lot in life is… Read More
PPeople Read More 8 minute read Ghalib The Grand Poet from IndiabyAsif ZaidiMarch 8, 2015 Years ago when I needed a book that I held in great esteem to take the oath of… Read More
RReflections Read More 6 minute read Death – The Eternal MysterybyAsif ZaidiFebruary 17, 2015 In every culture we know of, whether secular or religious, cosmopolitan or tribal, the ultimate question of life… Read More