The time is overdue to reform the US prison system. It reflects very poorly on the country‘s moral values.
Scottish Independence? A Hard Brexit?
Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit moves give the Scottish independence movement a fresh impulse.
Can Macron Save Lebanon From Its Political Class?
Lebanon needs a new state, not new visits from the President of France.
In Memoriam David Graeber: How Debt Has Come to Shape Humanity
Over the last 5,000 years, what has made the concept of debt so strangely powerful?
Putin’s Russia Is Like Brezhnev’s USSR: Will the End Be the Same?
After 20 years in power, Putin’s balance sheet is weak. Considering Russia strong is a serious misreading of its real situation at home and abroad.
Dial “M” for Murdoch
Fox News, just like Putin, is working hard to give Trump four more years in the White House — so that he could complete the destruction of the U.S.
Shinzo Abe’s Legacy for Japan
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister achieved not only a stable Japan — but one with a clear view of its own identity and role in the world.
The Erdogan/Hamas Axis?
Although Turkey’s Erdogan is president of a NATO member country, his Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Hamas share a similar ideology, built on an anti-Western and anti-Semitic worldview.
MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech: The Forgotten Half
The passage of time has only heightened the urgency of Martin Luther King’s sobering message. We present the parts almost never quoted.
Brexit Negotiations: What Are They Waiting For?
In its negotiations with the EU, the UK government still puts false hopes on “heavenly” intervention by Germany’s Angela Merkel.























