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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.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared that yesterday’s incursion across Israel’s Northern border by Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists – who killed 3 Israeli soldiers and kidnapped 2 more – was an act of war. He then ordered his air force and army to retaliate with a “painful and far-reaching response” that has Israeli warplanes and tanks now… Read more.
I feel obliged to preface today’s whinging by declaring that I’m not one of those cultural snobs who look down their noses at people who enjoy a little celebrity gossip. And, my previous articles on Lil’ Kim, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner will attest to this fact. That said; here goes: The look of a… Read more.
A week ago today, after all votes were officially counted, Mexico’s Federal Election Institute declared Felipe Calderón, 44, of the National Action Party (PAN) the winner – by a razor-thin margin of 243,000 votes out of 41 million or 0.57% – over Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 52, of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), with Roberto… Read more.
As I readily conceded in this article, I had no great expectations that my sentimental pick, Trinidad and Tobago, would advance very far in this year’s World Cup. Therefore, their failure to make it out of the first round did not disappoint me too much. But my heart was soon broken when my serious pick… Read more.
