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The United Nations is little more than a corrupt talking shop composed of (far too many) diplomats who are more interested in pursuing personal interests than resolving international disputes. I have repeatedly denounced it as such – in commentaries as early as “United Nations: Corrupt from Head to Toe?” June 17, 2005, and as recently… Read more.
In what police are calling the worst shooting in American history, a lone gunman killed [49] people and injured at least 53 when he opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. ‘Our SWAT officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect. The suspect is dead,’ Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a press conference.… Read more.
France remains under a state of emergency after last November’s attacks on Paris, when 130 people were killed. More than 90,000 police, soldiers and private guards will be deployed at the tournament, with seven million fans expected to visit the 10 host venues. The US and British governments have both warned fans they could be at… Read more.
In “Referendum on Equal Rights in The Bahamas Is ‘Unnecessary’, Despite Dame Sawyer,” May 18, 2016, I expressed misgivings about the country of my birth subjecting the constitutional rights of fellow citizens to a referendum. I reasoned, in part, that the rights of citizenship at issue are necessarily implied in existing constitutional provisions. Further that we only… Read more.
I hereby pledge anew that this will be my last commentary on this presidential horse race (i.e., on how candidates fared in latest caucus or primary), until Republicans and Democrats choose their respective nominees this summer. (“New Hampshire Primary Proved One-Third of Republicans Are Gullible Fools,” February 12, 2016) I honored my pledge. And I did so with… Read more.
Sir Peter Schaffer died yesterday. If his name means nothing to you, then shame on you. More to the point, Sir Peter’s modesty was such that I doubt he would begrudge all of the coverage mainstream and social media are dedicating to Ali’s death (and Trump’s mouth), while relegating his death to just a footnote.… Read more.
Muhammad Ali was “The Greatest of All Time” – even if he said so himself. But what made him undeniably so had to do with what he did (and said) outside, as much as inside, the boxing ring. Of course, his opponents – from Sonny Liston to Joe Frazier and George Foreman – would readily… Read more.
In “Steroids: Peyton Manning Caught on the “Dark Side,” December 29, 2015, I relegated this Football superstar to the rogues’ gallery of athletes who used steroids to fuel their way to fame, glory, and fortune. Here is an excerpt. __________________ I watched Al Jazeera’s “The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers.” And, I must say, 60 Minutes… Read more.
Migrants aren’t a danger, but are in danger. This, according to the May 29 edition of BBC News Online, is the pontifical way Pope Francis dismissed the hysteria this migrant crisis is inciting all over Europe. Never mind that he said it to little children instead of European leaders at the Vatican on Saturday. But,… Read more.
