Opposition’s move to boycott JPC on 130th Constitution Amendment Bill is gratuitous, unwise. Misgivings about government’s intent are more reason to join a parliamentary mechanism. It flies in the face of their attacks on government for bypassing parliamentary standing committees. They must join JPC, if only to submit dissent notes.
After colleges, Trump launches war on museums
After colleges, Trump launches war on museums — the Smithsonian, no less. Museums are vulnerable to politics everywhere. But Enlightenment institutions can’t be expected to promote chest-thumping histories. US history without racism and immigration is dishonest. And ‘land of the free’ template necessarily entails expansion of freedoms, including for LGBTQ+, disabled.