A few thoughts for the silent majority. There are only 193 countries in the world, and I like to have some idea of what's ...

Dictator Donald Trump’s ego has gone global and dominates the news cycle.  His domestic opponents are left with too little ...

There’s a criticism which I see with some frequency in the animal-rights movement which argues those who view cultivated meat ...

As Trump and friends claim control over the country, celebrating their war on migrants – “the enemy” of the moment, whom they ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a skilled salesperson, though the product he peddles is deeply flawed. His current challenge is to convince ...

On May 15, 2025, exactly eight decades had passed since the end of the Second World War and the collapse of Nazi fascism on Yugoslav soil. Nearly two ...

Congressional Republicans are moving quickly to enact Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” that would cut spending on the social safety net and increase ...

For folks who have not followed the Elon Musk-DOGE clown show, their main exhibit is the so-called “Wall of Receipts” that is supposed to show all the ...

During President Donald Trump’s first three months in office, his administration has targeted dozens of former officials who criticized him or opposed his ...

There is joy in diplomatic Geneva. The neutral, good offices convenor of Reagan-Gorbachev and Putin–Biden summits is back in ...

I had just come back from a demonstration against a uranium mine near the rim of the Grand Canyon and talking to Native ...

I’m married to a German citizen who’s a life-long resident here in Hamburg, and I spent most of the winter and spring in this ...