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The Trump Era: Part Two (Mr. GOP)
It’s surreal watching North Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham leap to President Donald Trump’s defense on cable TV, denouncing “this...
MC
Jan 29, 20186 min read


Sanity Check
In history, everything old invariably becomes new again. Was this petty, snarling man, so seemingly utterly lacking in presidential...
MC
Jan 22, 20189 min read


According to What?: Ai Wewei Today
Like most years of late, 2017 wound down on a bittersweet note. This website celebrates one full year of existence in which our...
MC
Jan 9, 201814 min read


The Trump Era: Part One
There he is, the President, duality personified: both immovable object and irresistible force, unsmiling with slitty eyes beneath that...
Jeremiah
Jan 1, 20185 min read


The Dreamer: T.E. Lawrence & the Middle East
Donald Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol was swift and predictable: Arab nations, among them hitherto staunch...
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Dec 12, 201710 min read


Our Revolution: Are the Democrats Becoming the Sanders Party?
What is the secret to Bernie Sanders' enduring popularity? And why is he even in the running for the Democratic nomination in 2020,...
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Dec 5, 20177 min read


Becalmed At Home: Eroding Abroad
Almost a year into the Trump presidency, the United States domestically has not gone over a cliff. It's constitution-guaranteed system...
Jeremiah
Nov 28, 201710 min read


The Pitfalls of Positive Thinking
Donald Trump is a self-help advocate. He always has tried to create his own reality by saying what he wants to be true. Where many see...
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Nov 7, 20179 min read


The Lionheart Example: Junichiro Koizumi
Every few political cycles or so, western nations tend to experience periods of sudden, sustained change where a hitherto ossified...
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Oct 23, 201711 min read


Turn Bullets Into Hope
Another day, another massacre in an American city at the hands of a disturbed individual armed with what most other countries would...
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Oct 4, 20176 min read


Trump on the Couch
During his failed 2016 campaign for the Republican nomination, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush predicted that, if elected, Donald Trump...
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Sep 21, 201712 min read


Rage Against the Machine: The Strange Journey of Ai Weiwei
The recent passing of dissident and former 1989 Tianamen Square student leader Liu Xiaobo has arguably left a yawning gap in that the...
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Jul 21, 201717 min read


Freedom Day: America at 241
The black and white footage flickers intermittently, grainy with age, occasionally shifting out of focus. Large auditorium doors swing...
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Jul 7, 20179 min read


O Canada:150 Years and Counting
On July 1st, Canada marked 150 years since its Confederation as a nation. Beyond this date milestone, there is a very real cause for...
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Jul 2, 20178 min read


The Asian Powder Keg: North Korea
There has been much discussion in the both the mainstream media and the blogosphere as to what a Second Korean War might entail, much of...
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Jun 28, 20177 min read


In the Wings: Mike Pence's Quiet Audition
A few months ago, during the most vicious exchanges in the 2016 US presidential election, a popular refrain among those dismayed by both...
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Jun 23, 20178 min read


Rue Britania
The United Kingdom has seen its fair share of societal turmoil this last year. There was David Cameron’s shock Brexit vote, his...
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Jun 19, 20175 min read


The British Election: Eat Your Hat
A long time ago in an era far far away men wore hats. And today, if formal headgear were still in fashion, there would be many a pundit...
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Jun 9, 20174 min read


Madam President
Socio-political, economic, academic and media elites love to throw the word “disruption” around with such abandon one would think they...
MC
Jun 7, 20178 min read
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