Richard Javad Heydarian

3 days ago | chinausfocus.com | Richard Javad Heydarian

The recent tariff episode shook global economic confidence in a way that’s only been seen in the aftermath of major catastrophes, despite relief coming in the short-term. Has the damage been done to America’s trade hegemony? Click to watch the video: Singaporean Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong on the US tariffs and their implications, 8 April 2025. “We must be clear-eyed about the dangers that are building up in the world.

3 days ago | opinion.inquirer.net | Richard Javad Heydarian

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function,” F. Scott Fitzgerald famously argued, emphasizing the inherently dialectical nature of genuine intellect.

3 days ago | plus.inquirer.net | Richard Javad Heydarian

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function,” F. Scott Fitzgerald famously argued, emphasizing the inherently dialectical nature of genuine intellect.

1 week ago | opinion.inquirer.net | Richard Javad Heydarian

At the end of 2018, we came up with a new strategy: tactical voting. By this method we hoped to destroy United Russia’s monopoly on power, which had never been done before,” Alexei Navalny wrote in his memoir, “A Patriot” (2024). The candidate from the Kremlin’s party, “United Russia,” usually managed to capture power even if it garnered a relatively small plurality of “at least 25 to 30 percent of the vote” since the rest of the vote was largely split among members of the loyal opposition.

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Richard Javad Heydarian

At the end of 2018, we came up with a new strategy: tactical voting. By this method we hoped to destroy United Russia’s monopoly on power, which had never been done before,” Alexei Navalny wrote in his memoir, “A Patriot” (2024). The candidate from the Kremlin’s party, “United Russia,” usually managed to capture power even if it garnered a relatively small plurality of “at least 25 to 30 percent of the vote” since the rest of the vote was largely split among members of the loyal opposition.