Imagine a child, an infant, lying on a sparsely covered metal cot. Her bedclothes are soiled since the orphanage she lives in is too poorly funded to provide the children with diapers. Early in the morning she and her unfortunate… Read More ›
International Affairs
Israel’s Increasingly Sisyphian Task
It’s no secret that the Ancient Greek gods and goddesses were a sick and twisted bunch of sadistic pricks. Any group of deities that are led by a guy who thinks it’s a good idea to turn himself into a… Read More ›
Made in the USA: Anti-Chinese Political Advertising
For my generation, and for the Boomers and Gen Xers who came before us, World War II is viewed through rose-colored and Hollywood-manufactured glasses. Our knowledge of the conflict is mostly confined to low-angle shots of US infantry charging up… Read More ›
Who’s Up For Some Drug Supply Whack-a-Mole?
After almost four decades of The War on Drugs, President Obama and his administration finally declared a ceasefire during his first year in office. Regardless of your views on the efficacy and earnestness of this declaration, the fact remains that… Read More ›
Stoppage Time Casualties in Afghanistan
Early Sunday morning, a US official was tasked with the unenviable responsibility of confirming reports that a new milestone had been reached regarding American involvement in Afghanistan. During war milestones are rarely causes for celebration and this was no exception,… Read More ›
In Sickness & In Health (Pending HIV Test Results)
“A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.” – Margaret Atwood Every couple of months it seems as if some superbug pops up in the news as the latest evidence… Read More ›
Netanyahu Cries Fire, Obama Asks To See The Smoke
In a time of widespread unrest and anti-western demonstration in the Arab world, one would have hoped that America’s biggest ally in the region would step forward to try and reinforce our policies and provide a stabilizing influence in a… Read More ›
Isolation Row: Libya, Egypt & A Diplomatic Hammer
Disclaimer: I will not under any circumstances so much as mention Mitt Romney’s recent actions in this article. His comments regarding the attacks in Libya & Egypt were so obscenely mendacious that dignifying them with a cogent and rational response… Read More ›
Drachma’s Coming, Hide Your Cash Girl
With less than two months until the US Presidential Elections and a fortnight of convention madness still lingering in our collective unconscious, you would be forgiven if you forgot that there were other countries in the world that weren’t America…. Read More ›
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