The role of the intellectual
The role of the intellectual: Knowledge and responsibility in public life February 14, 2019 Nearly...
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Category: Stranger in Agora
Truth to Power
Truth to Power 17 December 2017 It’s been 28 years since the start of the Revolution, which ended the half-a-century long communist dictatorship in Romania. A total of TWO torturers have been sentenced to jail so far. Ion...
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Dedication
Dedication Easter 2016 For-given For those who never knew the scent of freedom; For those who...
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The tide of belonging
The tide of belonging 11 December 2015 Isn’t it strange how one’s sense of identity and belonging...
Read MoreThe head office of the local secret police
October 2015, Iasi The head office of the local secret police was based in this building in the early years of the communist regime. In the cellar and what used to be the cells behind these walls, dissidents and members of the...
Read MoreThe ethics of memory
The ethics of memory 2 September 2015 Quiz of the day 1. Can we forgive on somebody else’s behalf? If they died for us and our freedom, should we forgive those who killed them, either with guns or with their silent mechanisms of...
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