A Trumpian Nightmare
Why does a President Trump lay himself open to mockery? Simply because his behavior is not only unlike a dignified president but his policy...
Is There An Answer To The Epidemic Of Mass Shootings In The United States?
That there is a change in the air is evident this time. Since the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, there...
On Jettisoning Failed Leaders and Mass Shootings in the U.S.
The scene is the House of Commons; the date May 7, 1940. A simple motion to adjourn for the ten-day Whitsun recess is of...
Harmony at the Winter Olympics, Disharmony at the White House
It is the optimism of the young that is infectious, drowning out the cynicism of the old:Â the smiling faces, their enthusiasm, their energy,...
Magician or Con Man: Trump Addresses U.S. Congress
If a headline for the State Of the Union (SOTU) address was expected to be:Â "A Truculent Trump Traduces Democrats", it now could be...
Homelessness in America Illustrates Inequality Discussion at Davos
A few days ago Oxfam reported on wealth inequality:Â The richest one percent wrapped their hands around 82 percent of the wealth created last...
Disasters sweep world while Trump scorns global warming … and grows an inch!
The presidential tweet scorning climate change, namely "We could do with some of that climate change here," after severe blizzards hit the U.S. east...
Trump Invective Disregards Facts
War, namely, the use of actual force hovers in the background, while warfare, which is really all other means in relations between states, remains...
Tweeting Away Friends and Allies
Schoolyard name calling by an American president might be unusual, it might be undiplomatic, it might even be childish, yet it had the world...
A Year Best Forgotten
What has stood out this year as 2017 draws to a close, is the "globalization of indifference," a term coined by Pope Francis.
An indifference...