Anil MammenAddressing social problems is at the core of liberal arts: But what about its students’…At the core of liberal arts education lies its social focus: equity, justice, freedom — something most professional education lacks. But…Sep 13Sep 13
Anil MammenOn the Logic of Taking PositionsWe see Israeli air raids destroying buildings and homes in Gaza, killing thousands of civilians and children. We also witnessed what Hamas…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Anil MammenNotes on Identity PoliticsAlmost all democratic politics is identity politics. In India, this translates to dominant and marginal identities: the nationalist…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Anil MammenWhy none of us are secular at the individual levelSecularism can only be applicable at scale, not at the level of the individual. Why? Because there's a difference between secularism and…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Anil MammenWhat kind of democracy makes fascism possible?Liberty and equality are fuzzy words as is the case with so many sociological terms and phrases. If we want to have a realistic…Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Anil MammenWhy confuse neo-liberalism with private enterprise?Left-wing critiques of neo-liberalism sometimes tend to confuse a technocratic ideology with the very idea of private enterprise. It’s…Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Anil MammenWhy should we bother about COVID-19?The kind of attention that COVID-19 has been getting globally indeed is because it has also (or rather mainly) affected the rich and…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
Anil MammenFrom MeToo to Time’sUpWhat makes most of us sit up and notice the current MeToo movement? Without a doubt, it’s to do with the names of the harassers who are…Oct 11, 2018Oct 11, 2018
Anil MammenWhat matters is justice, not religion or atheismI don’t believe in God, but I feel uncomfortable with certain types of atheists, Richard Dawkins for one.Oct 6, 2018Oct 6, 2018
