Two Cases, Minor and Major
News stories have Donald Trump being
mocked by France's Macron at a Buckingham Palace reception for the NATO leaders
meeting. A nearby open mic caught the...
Why finance is at the heart of Chile’s crisis
The outsized role of unfettered finance in
Chile has only worsened inequality that led to recent uprisings
In September this year, less than a month before...
Donald Trump’s War on Truth and Justice: Crude, Unprecedented and Still Accelerating
"To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the
shadows of the images."-Plato, The Republic
For US President Donald J. Trump, policy making...
Fragmentation or Unity: A Core US Foreign Policy Choice
“In a dark time, the eye begins to see.”-Theodore Roethke (American poet)
In essence, Donald Trump’s ideas about
“America First” represent a retrograde vote for expanding...
The Intellectual Doomsday Clock: 30 Seconds to Midnight?
As someone who has dedicated his entire professional career to higher education, to engaging young minds and striving to advance new thinking across a...
U.S.-Turkey relations: From close friendship to conflict of interests
Relations between the U.S. Turkey have strained since the failed July
2016 coup in Turkey. Now, the most important reasons for the tension is
Washington's strong...
The coup in Bolivia shines yet more dark light on America
Just when one might have thought things geopolitical might be about to
turn for the better, which means the worldwide geopolitical nightmare
engineered by the U.S....
Floods, Fires, Coups and Impeachment Make a Busy Week
Venice is flooded. The water is hip high in St. Mark's Square
threatening the church and the expensive shops and restaurants on its
perimeter. The mayor...
Leftists make a comeback in Latin America
In Argentina and Uruguay, leftist candidates won the elections and Evo
Morales could maintain his position as the president of Bolivia, but in Chile,
people have...
Democrats take a gamble on Trump’s impeachment
Despite all ups and downs, Democrats finally brought
impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump to the House of
Representatives, a move which made Trump’s prediction come...