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In this article, published last February 14, I wrote the following forlorn valentine about Haiti: I must admit that I do not know who amongst the motley crew of 34 candidates in last week’s presidential elections offered the best leadership prospects for Haiti. But ever since it descended into virtual anarchy during the final days… Read more.
Caption courtesy of the Associated Press (AP): American citizens show their passports to U.S. Marines as they wait behind barricades in the sweltering heat in a coastal center near the U.S. embassy north of Beirut, Lebanon for their names to be called in order to be be processed for evacuation from the war torn country… Read more.
On Monday, Oprah released excerpts from an interview she and her “best friend” Gayle King did for the August issue of her own O, The Oprah Magazine, for which Gayle is editor-at-large. In it they deny they’re gay – though insist, of course, that “there’s nothing wrong with being gay.” Oprah begins: I understand why… Read more.
… after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. [Nelson Mandela] Such humility (and restless aspiration) coming from a man so great makes me feel unworthy to even wish him a Happy Birthday. Nonetheless, the world celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 88th birthday today. And, adding to his inspirational… Read more.
Yesterday, the world was treated to a rare glimpse into the thriving “special” relationship between U.S. President George W. Bush and British PM Tony Blair. Because, unbeknownst to them, a microphone caught almost every word they uttered during their little verbal assignation at a G8 working lunch in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Alas, what we heard… Read more.
Last September, I published this article extolling the findings of scientific studies that established a positive link between male circumcision (briss) and substantial reduction in the incidence of HIV infections. I lamented, however, that two words: custom and religion, explained why this simple preventative measure was not being practiced to help stem the epidemic of… Read more.
Ironically, Blacks have found themselves locking arms with conservative Republicans on the most critical and divisive issue in American politics today: illegal immigration. And, of course, their most ardent foes on this polarizing issue are Hispanics and Democrats. Therefore, it’s not surprising that simmering cultural biases, which once made the political alliance between Blacks and… Read more.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made no secret of his disdain for American self-righteousness (and hypocrisy) on adherence to democratic values. And, his indignation is not entirely unjustified. In fact, Bush’s post-9/11 executive orders (on domestic spying and Guantanamo Bay, inter alia) have led most people around the world to perceive Putin as having more… Read more.
Given all of the problems Americans had exercising their right to vote in the past two presidential elections, one would have thought Congress would be debating ways to make voting more accessible and impervious to fraud, not more restrictive and subject to new-age Jim Crowism. But the latter is exactly what Southern Republicans attempted to… Read more.
I have written a number of articles delineating my moral, political and social disdain for royalty and all of its fairy-tale appurtenances. I have never been shy about expressing unqualified schadenfreude every time scandal exposed its inherent fallacies and forced monarchists to reconcile the institutionalized affront royal families pose to the universal truth that all… Read more.
