Alpha Ideas

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

An Afghan tragedy (Anatol Lieven)

The criminal incompetence of the Americans (AB)

Could Washington support Balochistan Independence? (National Interest)

Canada is a pedestrian nation (Andrew Mitrovica)

Has Covid ended the neo-liberal era? (Guardian)

Covid Crisis: India’s lost generation (LA Times)

Revolt of the Delivery Workers (Verge)

The illiberalism at Portland State University (Peter Boghossian)

The Falling Man (Esquire)

The Asteroid that shaped the fortune of snakes (BBC Science)

A family story of racism, tenure and death (Neil Verma)

The origins of Ganesha (Hindu Aesthetic)

Food: Himachali Dhaam (Vikas Navratna)

Manoj Bajpayee: The Streaming Star (Open)

Obituary: Sir Clive Sinclair (Sky)