America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
We must stop destroying our institutions
America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded; sufficient numbers […]
Ecuador, to USAID: GET OUT!
The Associated Press, in this exclusive, reports that Ecuador has told USAID officials that they are no longer welcomed in that country. Gabriela Rosero of Ecuador’s international cooperation agency, who signed the […]
Murrysville, PA., and Overland Park, KS., are too much alike
You might think it odd to compare the stabbing of almost two-dozen high school students by a 16-year-old boy to the fatal shootings of three people by a 73-year-old man. But please […]
Soviet-era nationalities question still cripples Russia
The Moscow Times reviews a new book that details how the Soviet Union’s policies vis-a-vis nationalities still hurts modern-day Russia. Jeremy Smith’s new book “Red Nations: The Nationalities Experience in and after the USSR” is […]
Obama is “hapless” and “helpless?”
That’s what one Toronto Star columnist thinks is the case when examining Barack Obama’s efforts in Egypt and Syria. This new isolationism makes a mockery of Obama’s soaring rhetoric about democracy and […]
What is the Obama administration’s plan for Syria?
In this story from The New Yorker, you will learn why the answer necessarily is complex. In Syria, more than seventy thousand people have died, and three and a half million have […]
Syria: Israel has declared war on us
The Jerusalem Post notes the Syrian government has indicated it will respond in its own way and time after consecutive air strikes from Israel. A strike on a military research facility Sunday […]
Bulgaria getting stiffed by Europe?
Bulgaria was sent a not-so subtle message today by Germany — your country is not an equal to ours. Deutsche Welle examines why. Membership for Bulgaria and Romania in the visa-free Schengen […]
What are the mayors of three large American cities doing to make their cities better?
The mayors of Charlotte, Houston and Philadelphia (joined by their colleague from Florence, Italy) addressed some of the challenges of their jobs Wednesday afternoon. They spoke at a program titled “Investing in […]
The world as it is…or as we want it to be?
The former is realistic, but also frustrating; the latter is noble, but also impossible. The Obama administration seems to be giving subtle (and not-so-subtle) hints that it likes the former. It’s easy […]
