In a different era — say, three months ago — Senator Al Franken… Continue reading
“Do ask, do tell: Commission calls for mandatory reporting of child sex abuse”, The Sydney Morning Herald
Melissa Cunningham, December 15, 2017
People working closely with children, such as priests or foster carers, should… Continue reading
“Our View: Claim of bias in Russia probe unfounded, dangerous”, Portland Press Herald
By The Editorial Board, December 15, 2017
Congress should not abuse its oversight function to gain short-term political advantage.
Conservative… Continue reading
“Alabama election and USA Today editorial may signal the end for Trump”, The Hill
By Gregory J. Wallance, Opinion Contributor, December 14, 2017
Dec. 12, 2017 may go down in history. Like a perfect… Continue reading
“Roy Moore Loses, Sanity Reigns”, The New York Times
By The Editorial Board, December 12, 2017
That Alabama’s voters chose Doug Jones for the United States Senate is cause… 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