2 out of 3 of all Indian Prisoners are Undertrials

Prisons in India have long been known to be hotbeds of violence, corruption and sleaze, along with routine institutional abuse and massive as well as systemic human rights violations taking place on a regular basis.

Captain America: Avenger of Choice

The recent movie Captain America: Civil War gives some interesting insights about the real world. (If you haven’t yet seen it, proceed with caution. There will be spoilers).

Should the State Intervene in Reproductive Rights?

On 1st May, 2016, China modified its legislature to counter the gender imbalance in its population. Professionals and individuals who participate in prenatal sex determination would be fined close to US$ 4,600.[1] The regulation has not only…

B R Shenoy | Minimum State: The Ideal of India (1957)

(This is the second part of a 3-part series, from a speech on the Welfare State delivered by B R Shenoy in 1957. The speech was published in the December, 1957 issue of ‘The Indian Libertarian.’ You can read the first part of the essay…

B R Shenoy | My Idea of a Welfare State, Part I (1957)

This is the first part of a series, from a speech on the Welfare State delivered by B R Shenoy in 1957. The speech was published in the December, 1957 issue of ‘The Indian Libertarian’

F A Hayek: The Man, and his Humble Case for Liberty

“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.”

— F A Hayek, The Fatal Conceit

The Collapse Of Venezuela Under Socialism

(A version of this post was first published at Swarajya. It has been republished here with the author’s permission.)

Collapses only make sense in retrospect, and trying to stop it while it is falling is like trying to catch and…

When people are angry, they vote for change

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Luis Miranda
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A lot has been said about the level of intolerance in India. We are not alone…