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The Lion of Africa
Abiy Ahmed. An exotic foreign city? A World Cup soccer player? A frozen dessert? Those unfamiliar with current events could be forgiven...
MC
Jul 17, 20187 min read


State of the Union
Another year. Another Fourth of July. Just one of many the man has seen. He’s older -- seen more, experienced more. His once thick brush...
MC
Jul 4, 20187 min read


The Singapore Sling
It’s a batting average no one involved should be proud of. For the past generation, sitting American presidents have tried confrontation,...
MC
Jun 21, 20186 min read


Movie Review: A "Solo" Adventure
The most significant difference between the ‘Star Wars’ anthology films and the so-called ‘saga episodes’ is that the stories aren’t...
MC
May 31, 20186 min read


The 2G Revolution
At a time when neighbouring Singapore has embarked on an exercise in search of its next leader from the current crop of “4G” ministers,...
MC
May 22, 20186 min read


The Greatest
As the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency recedes into history we are confronted with an objective reality that is larger than the...
MC
May 15, 20186 min read


Diversity Rules
There is nothing essentially out of place about seeing a stocky, broad-shouldered, vertically-challenged man sitting in what is...
MC
May 7, 20188 min read


Eating Hats: The Korean Thaw
The recent stunning revelation this that CIA Director (and the likely next Secretary of State) Mike Pompeo met with North Korea’s leader...
Jeremiah
Apr 25, 201812 min read


Trading Barbs...For Now
Everyone pause and take a deep breath. Donald Trump is right -- the United States is not in a trade war with China. Yet. As the rhetoric...
MC
Apr 20, 20188 min read


The Emperor & His Apprentice
In what must be the worse kept secret in recent political memory the 14th Malaysian general election has been officially called for May...
MC
Apr 16, 20187 min read


In the Name of Love
The greatness of the United States lies in the interwoven tapestry of its history, found in everything from the ad hoc debates that...
MC
Apr 9, 20189 min read


"Darkest Hour:" Movie Review
Let it be said that never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to one man’s brilliance with words. All his life...
MC
Mar 26, 20189 min read


A Star Winks Out
“What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived.” - Jean-luc Picard Heroes die, we know that. They are, after all, only...
MC
Mar 19, 20188 min read


Trump's Nixon Moment
Be still the palpitating hearts of those who see in the above title an analogy to Watergate (though that may yet come from Robert...
MC
Mar 13, 201810 min read


The Emperor's New Clothes
There is a certain predictable rhythm to China’s history which, in some ways, is as immutable as the slab-like cliffs which line the...
MC
Mar 5, 20189 min read


Seeking Newer Worlds
2018 is an important year for anniversaries. It is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela; the seventieth of the...
MC
Feb 26, 20184 min read


What Trump Teaches Us About Education
Perhaps it is providential that a figure so garishly inarticulate as Donald Trump landed in the White House when he did. His very...
MC
Feb 20, 20185 min read


The Anti-Trump: Tammy Duckworth
If guts and gumption were the only criteria for high office, Tammy Duckworth would already be President of the United States. When the...
MC
Feb 12, 201811 min read


Teflon Don Strikes Back: The Trump Era --Part Three
1.Elephants in the Room The Watergate scandal was a laborious exercise in connecting the dots, linking some hapless amateur burglars to...
MC
Feb 5, 20184 min read


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
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