Why the Primitive Mind Cannot Simply Be Reformed
I examine why irrationality cannot simply be reasoned away when beliefs are embedded in identity, loyalty, fear, shame and the subconscious—and why reforming a society is harder still.
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Moral Emotions Do Not Exist in Nature
Love, respect, truth and self-respect require distinctions that do not arise automatically from instinct. I examine the civilizational origins of moral emotions and moral concepts.
BRICS, India and China: A Strategic Reality Check
I join David Oualaalou to discuss BRICS, India’s foreign policy, China, the yuan, UPI, India’s economy, Manipur, Kashmir and Asia’s changing balance of power.
Why Cheap Is Expensive in the Third World
Cheap wages can conceal enormous hidden costs. I examine how productivity, quality, supervision, reliability, and cultural attitudes toward work determine the real cost of labor.
Why China Works and India Does Not
Why does China work while India so often does not? I examine the deeper habits of competence, responsibility, quality, and social order that distinguish the two societies.
The World Is Falling Apart
I join Farzin Irani on Connecting the Dots to discuss democracy, Western decline, India and China, East Asia, capitalism, natural-resource investing, and the preservation of wealth.
When the Family Becomes Predation
In this article, I examine how corruption, amorality, hierarchy, dowry, inheritance conflict, and institutional failure begin in the family, using India as a case study in how imported institutions fail without a moral substratum.
India’s Double Crisis
In this Geopolitical Trends interview with David Oualaalou, I discuss India’s youth anger, the Cockroach Janta Party, unemployment, exam leaks, fake degrees, visa fraud, cyber scams, and the deeper institutional decay behind India’s crisis.
US Hegemony, Pax Sinica, and Third Worldization
In this Geopolitics & Empire interview with Hrvoje Morić, I discuss global chaos, Iran, Ukraine, US hegemony, Pax Sinica, India’s collapse, mass migration, surveillance, and why individuals should diversify across jurisdictions.
Discussion with Richard Kary: June 2026
I speak with Richard Kary on Beyond The Official Narrative about China, immigration, BRICS, fiat currency, commodities, Taiwan, and the decline of the West.