Madness in the MiddleCNN and BBC called it a “terrorist attack”. Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya News called it a “military operation”. Here in lies the…Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 2023
Living in a DystopiaA text popped up on my WhatsApp group. My wife’s cousin asked “Is it a safe area”. He was referring to a neighborhood around Columbia…May 17, 2023May 17, 2023
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Divided on DemocracyThe day I watched in horror, a marauding mob storming the Capitol building, I expected to see smoke rise from its windows. Watching the…Jun 16, 2022Jun 16, 2022
THE GREAT DICTATORWar is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil. — Pope FrancisMar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022