When I entered journalism in November 1992, one of the first things that I learned in the newsroom was that its telephones were being tapped by intelligence agencies. “So be careful when you talk to someone on the phone,” one of the seniors informed me. It was a terrifying as well as fascinating fact for […] The post Blurring Boundaries Between Spymasters And Statesmen: Consequences For Public Policy appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Since his acquisition of Twitter in October, Elon Musk has been relentlessly waxing lyrical about his commitment to free speech and fostering open discourse. However, Musk’s actions have contradicted his rhetoric, and his grandiose statements about freedom of speech have been incongruent with his actions thus laying bare the screaming hypocrisy. The suspension of Ryan […] The post What Happens Now That Elon Musk Is Directly Shaping Twitter’s Policies? appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Don DeLillo is one of the major writers from the USA who, through their writings, depicted the postmodern condition in the daily lives of today’s humans who are overdependent upon the use of technology. Setting the novella in 2022, DeLillo tries to look beyond the present moment. The Silence starts with a couple, Jim and […] The post Of The Static, Sonic Mist In DeLillo’s <em>The Silence</em> appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.