scholar

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The latter is the hangover from a peripatetic childhood defined and dominated by his charismatic father, a once-idealistic scholar whose dreams of a Arab utopia soured into authoritarian megalomania.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Mr. Swaim quotes scholar Beatrice de Graaf saying that, in contrast to the Latin Christian “just war” tradition, in “the East, the emperor has the power to define what is evil and crush it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Chinese authorities said they arrested a Northern California scholar earlier this month, accusing him of espionage and endangering national security.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Thai scholar Pavin Chachavalpongpun, known for his criticism of the monarchy, recalled meeting the princess in Singapore, describing her as someone who "treated every civil servant with kindness and respect".

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

As the work began, I kept spotting people I knew of from Cambridge—the classics scholar Dilly Knox, the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin