Markus Daechsel News Today

‘The Project of Independence’ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is admirable but ends up with more variety than clarity.

Illustration by Abro In his inaugural speech as the new US president, Joe Biden described ‘white supremacy’ as a security threat. Ever since the 9/11 episode in 2001, the inaugural speeches of the three presidents who preceded Biden, pointed out Islamic extremism as the leading threat. Biden too spoke of religious extremism, but his emphasis was more on the spectre of white supremacy haunting American society.  Till Donald Trump ascended as president in 2016, the American political and sec...