Tag Archives: Conatus News

Interview with Vivek Sinha – Writer, Hindustan Times and The Times of India

by | April 25, 2018

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen  Vivek Sinha is a Writer for Conatus News, Hindustan Times, and The Times of India. Here we talk about Kashmir, global terror, young life, sitting down with an ex-terrorist, and more. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: You have written for both the Hindustan Times and The Times of India. Some focusing on global terrorism (Sinha, 2017a). How is… Read more »

Interview with Will Lane on Personal Background, Brexit, and the UK

by | April 9, 2018

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Will Lane is a Contributor to Conatus News. Here we talk about Brexit, the UK, progressive politics, and more. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is your own background in religion, or not, and progressive politics? How did you get your start in it? Will Lane: I am an atheist, and apart from a brief period… Read more »

Benjamin David on How His Abusive Childhood Motivated Him to get involved in Human Rights Activism

by | March 27, 2018

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Benjamin David is the Founder of Conatus News and a Writer, Designer, Photographer, Artist, and Marketer on various platforms. Here we talk about his life, struggles, progressive activism, and how to unify activists. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How was life for you growing up? Benjamin David: Born into a very working class household, I grew up in… Read more »

In Conversation with Lucas Lynch – Editor-in-Chief, Conatus News

by | March 4, 2018

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen  Lucas Lynch is the Editor-in-Chief of Conatus News. He trained in physics at Harvard University and has an affinity for Christopher Hitchens. I did not know his story, felt curious, and so reached out in order to find out more about him. Here is the result. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did you… Read more »

Interview with Roger Dubar – Writer, Conatus News

by | March 3, 2018

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: There are various epithets floating in the interwebs: Social Justice Warriors or SJWs, Alt-Right, radical feminists, Leftists, far right conservatives, radical Left, and so on. How do these worsen the online dialogue on important political and social issues? Do they have any positives? Dubar: Labels are useful until… Read more »

Interview with Dr. Christopher Haggarty-Weir – Scottish-Australian Vaccine Scientist and Venture Capital Analyst

by | March 1, 2018

  By Scott Douglas Jacobsen  Dr. Christopher Haggarty-Weir is a Scottish-Australian vaccine scientist and venture capital analyst currently based in Edinburgh. He received his Bachelor in Biomedical Science from the University of the Sunshine Coast, then completed a Master in Molecular Biology at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience where he worked with the… Read more »