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It goes by many names: hostile, defensive, disciplinary. This style of architecture, which makes use of spikes, barricades, protrusions and checkpoints to prevent society’s unwanted from inhabiting public spaces, is not new. But its forms […]
‘Cherelle Baldwin, like many domestic abuse victims, loved her ex-boyfriend. Jeffrey Brown wasn’t all bad. He could be charming, loving and apologetic, despite a criminal record of selling guns, robbery and resisting arrest by his […]
‘March 10 is the 70th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Air Raid. Although Tokyo was bombed more than 100 times from November 1944 to the end of the war, the firebombing centered on the Shitamachi […]
”What’s an intentional mutation? Nothing more than a fancy technological phrase which describes a new way that biotech is getting around regulatory approval for genetically modified crops. Scientists have already created ‘designer monkeys’ by orchestrating […]
‘Sweden has announced it will not extend an arms deal with Saudi Arabia over human rights violations in the Arab kingdom. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven confirmed Tuesday that the arms deal which has raised […]
‘Sweden has announced it will not extend an arms deal with Saudi Arabia over human rights violations in the Arab kingdom. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven confirmed Tuesday that the arms deal which has raised […]
‘United Nations special envoy to Libya says Libyans have to choose between reaching a political agreement to end its current crisis, or witness the North African country’s destruction. The United Nations Special Representative and Head […]
‘United Nations special envoy to Libya says Libyans have to choose between reaching a political agreement to end its current crisis, or witness the North African country’s destruction. The United Nations Special Representative and Head […]
‘A heavy crackdown on inmates in Bahrain’s Jaw prison has left dozens injured, sources close to a Bahraini opposition group have revealed. According to al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the incident on Tuesday came after security […]
‘A heavy crackdown on inmates in Bahrain’s Jaw prison has left dozens injured, sources close to a Bahraini opposition group have revealed. According to al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the incident on Tuesday came after security […]
‘Cuba has once again offered its unconditional support to Venezuela after the United States authorized sanctions against seven Venezuelan officials in Caracas. The Cuban government criticized the move by Washington as “arbitrary and aggressive” in […]
Page references are to The New Nation, by Merrill Jensen. The story we learn of the American Revolution is one of tea parties, Paul Revere, taxation without representation, all men created equal, Patriots against Loyalists, heroes without self-interest. The reality, for those interested and willing to dig a little deeper, is a little different – most easily understood if one accepts that the men of the revolutionary generation were not saints. They were men with different interests, different reasons for desiring independence, and different interpretations of what independence meant for them and for their fellow travelers on the continent. Believe … Continue reading →
America, we have a problem. In the blood-soaked chaotic Middle East, with few exceptions like the Kurds, our friends either can’t or won’t fight. The Free Syrian Army folded. The U.S.-armed Hazm force in Syria has just collapsed after being routed by the al-Nusra Front. The Iraqi army we trained and equipped fled Mosul and ran all the way to Baghdad. The Turks could annihilate ISIS in Syria, but they won’t fight. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arabs have sent zero troops to fight ISIS. A handful of air strikes is it. Now consider what our old enemies have done … Continue reading →