The Quiet Violence of Surveillance Developmentalism
India’s infrastructural turn is no longer just a national story—it’s a global prototype.
The Legacy of Nicaea
by
Ed Simon
Posted on December 10, 2025
Image: Icon from the Mégalo Metéoron Monastery in Greece, representing the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325 CE; world history.org.
More than the teachings of Augustine, Paul, or even Jesus himself, Nicaea set the essential terms and parameters of the faith.
The Harder Truths of True Crime
Posted on December 17, 2025
Image: THR illustration; photographs courtesy of John J. Lennon/Christaan Felber/Shutterstock/Celadon Books.
The Tragedy of True Crime is both a critique of and a major contribution to true-crime literature.