Pop the Cork on the Champagne, But Don’t Drink It All
By Peter Rosenstein.
Today we can pop the cork on the champagne, but make sure you don’t drink it all. The Supreme Court gave us a total win for marriage-equality in Obergefell vs. Hodges, but we must remember it is [...]
What We Need From Our Next President
By Richard Larsen.
As the pool of aspiring presidential candidates grows by the day, one can’t help but hope that the electorate’s appetite for economic improvement under a term or two of a new president will likewise [...]
The Arab Spring and the Rise of non-State Actors
By Fadi El-Husseini.
In the past four years, Arabs have been living in an endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. The scenario was cloned in most [...]
What’s Happening to America’s Black Working Class?
By Alan Singer.
The killings in Charleston, South Carolina has produced a lot of talk about healing and forgiveness, some important discussion of racism in the United States, and not enough attention to gun control. [...]
Heritage
By Robert Slayton.
South Carolinians, like many residents of formerly Confederate states, claim that the Stars and Bars represents “heritage not hate,” a defense frequently cited. But what, in fact, is that heritage?
Reaching [...]
ISIS/Daesh; Unanswered Questions!
By Sami Jamil.
Whether we like it or not Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, the Head of General Security For the Emirates of Dubai is an exceptional if not controversial figure perhaps with courage that few officials dare [...]
The Arab Spring and the Rise of non- State Actors
By Fadi El-Husseini.
In the past four years, Arabs have been living in an endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. The scenario was cloned in most Arab Spring [...]
Will Americans vote for a democratic socialist
By Lawrence S. Wittner.
Eugene Victor “Gene” Debs
The recent announcement by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an avowed “democratic socialist,” that he is running for the Democratic nomination for President [...]
Wrestling With Power in the Real House of Cards
By Allen Schmertzler.
There are two TV shows currently airing on cable that I loved at first but eventually abandoned because they make me sick to my senses and caused my sense of humanity to feel violated. They [...]
India’s Role: The Future of South Asian Peace?
By Syed Qamar.
Given recent developments, it clearly seems that both India and Pakistan are experiencing the low ebbs in their relations. Undeniably,the scope of future relations between the two South Asian states largely depends [...]
Can World Block Islamic State’s Cyber Terrorism?
By Pramod Raj Sedhain.
Terrorism phenomenon has rapidly changed after the rise of Islamic State (IS) group from the Middle East. Later, it expanded its notable operational presence in Africa and then to Asia. The IS online [...]
America’s Need for Political Intervention
By John Vernon.
Political dishonesty is all the rage among incumbent politicians and candidates seeking office today. Perhaps we should just call it dishonesty since the lines distinguishing politicians, special [...]
Obama’s war on police
By Nick Short.
On December 18, 2014, Barack Obama officially began the war on police as he signed an Executive Order establishing the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Since the signing of this Executive [...]
Barack “Climate Change” Obama
By Alan Caruba.
“Woe to the land that’s governed by a child.” – Shakespeare, Richard III
I have been wrestling for some kind of explanation why the President of the United States, Barack Obama, would continue [...]
UK: George Osborne, Vladimir Putin’s Most Dangerous Ally
By Julian French.
Alphen, Netherlands. British Finance Minister George Osborne is Vladimir Putin’s most dangerous ally. This week it was announced that Osborne is seeking ever deeper cuts to the British Armed [...]
Burundi, Paradox of Pierre N’s Second, Maybe Third Term
By Donna Welles.
More people have died of cholera than of violence in the events surrounding President Pierre N’s decision to seek a third, or perhaps second, term in Burundi’s upcoming presidential election. [...]
Memorial Day 2015
By Alan Caruba.
We need to remind ourselves that Memorial Day is not just another three-day weekend or a day when all manner of sales are offered to those who want to go shopping. It is a day set aside to honor the ultimate [...]
Presidents and Their Political Bases Don’t Always Sing From The Same Song Sheet: Obama and His Democratic Base are a Prime Example
By Rich Rubino.
President Barack Obama is engaged in a feverish effort to shepherd the Trans-Pacific Partnership (a free trade treaty between the U.S. and 11 other nations) through the U.S. Congress. The preponderance of [...]
India toying with dangerous cold start war doctrine
By Muhammad Dr. Aslam Khan.
The article in non-Asian entities would particularly need to be read in the context of almost perennial hostile relations prevailing between India and Pakistan since independence from [...]
“When crimes become invisible”: On the Mass Graves of Khuzdar, Balochistan
By Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur.
(Story still holds relevance)
A mass grave was discovered in Tootak, Khuzdar on the 25th January by a shepherd after which the locals converged there to recover bodies. The number of the bodies found, [...]