Israel and Palestine: Biden’s ethical dilemma
Our hearts go out to Joe Biden and his whole team as they struggle to decide whether there’s an ethical issue to them supplying the weapons that have enabled the…
Presidency or permanent vacation?
According to Donald Trump back on the campaign trail, Clinton didn’t have the stamina to be president. Just one hundred days into his tenure, the same Trump has played more…
Soviet-style education adopted by US
The board of education of Texas (which is in the USA) has adopted a politicised school curriculum on the model of the Soviet Union, communist China, Nazi Germany or North…
Hamburger madrasas
A friend sends me today a link to David Byrne’s blog. Byrne’s latest entry is about ultra-Christian, ultra-right wing community schools that conflate the Bible with a political agenda. Are…
US citizens to pay for their evacuation from Lebanon
As Israeli warplanes batter Lebanon and the army gathers on the border ready to invade, thousands are leaving the country. Ships from several countries are lining up in Lebanese waters…
Spare a quarter, pal — it’s tough being the world’s only superpower
The United States is reaching out to its friends for aid for the victims of hurricane Katrina. The shops and supermarkets of the nation are stuffed to overflowing with food…
Why does US suddenly care about Sudan?
This article was originally published in The London News Review, and re-published in The Sudan Tribune It’s heart-warming to see the United States taking such an interest in the plight…
Ronnie Pop-Clogs
Sadly, Ronald Reagan has passed away. His long life was tragically marred by a chronic mental degenerative disorder, which at its worst led him into the delusion that he was…