In a different era — say, three months ago — Senator Al Franken… Continue reading
“Big Man Walking”, London Review of Books
By Neal Ascherson, London, 14 December 2017 edition
Gorbachev: His Life and Times by William Taubman
Simon and Schuster, 880… Continue reading
“Central African Republic: ‘In Batangafo, people are afraid for their lives. It’s the only thing they have left'”, Médecins Sans Frontières
News release, Geneva, 6 December 2017
Since late July 2017 fighting between ex-Seleka and Anti-balaka factions has once again set… Continue reading
“Not So Great: Britain Grows Increasingly Hostile to EU Citizens”, Der Spiegel
By Jörg Schindler, Berlin, December 7, 2017
Ever since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, European Union citizens in the… Continue reading
“How Roy Moore Survives”, The New York Times
By Quinn Hillyer, December, December 8, 2017
Mobile, Ala. — In a curious way, the sex-abuse allegations against Roy Moore,… Continue reading
“What Congress Can Learn from Al Franken”, The New York Times
The Editorial Board, Editorial, December 8, 2017
“Bloody Battles Waged On The Streets Of Yemen’s Capital, As Alliances Appear To Shift”, NPR
Camila Domonske, The Two-Way, December 3, 2o17
In Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, Iran-backed Houthi rebels are clashing with supporters… Continue reading
“Your tax dollars fund Afghan child rape”, The Hill
By James Bovard, Opinion Contributor, 12.3.17
Americans are rightly outraged over revelations that Congress spent $17 million since 1997 to… Continue reading
“In pre-dawn Twitter message, Trump issues a fresh denial about intervening in Flynn investigation”, The Washington Post
President Trump issued a fresh denial Sunday that he asked… Continue reading
“North Korea: New missile test shows all of US in range”, CNN
Washington (CNN) North Korea claims to… Continue reading
“Myanmar Is Not a Simple Morality Tale”, The New York Times
Roger Cohen, Op-Ed Columnist, Sunday Review, Nov 26, 2017
The West made a saint of Daw Aung San Suu … Continue reading