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Podcast Episode 107 For hundreds of years, Europeans explored, plundered, and colonized Africa. But decolonization offered the opportunity for Africans to reclaim not only their sovereignty but their right to self-determination. To say they have squandered it would be an understatement. But only that explains Pope Francis traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo and… Listen.
Elon Musk’s treachery rivals Donald Trump’s. Musk is barring Ukraine from using his Starlink satellites. But this is no more surprising than Trump inciting an insurrection to remain in power. Elon Musk bars Ukraine from using his Starlink satellites This comparison extends to the way Musk kowtows to China, as it rivals the way Trump Kowtows to… Read more.
Patrick Mahomes is the Black quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Jalen Hurts is the Black quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Mahomes and Hurts will lead their respective teams in this year’s Super Bowl. That will be a first in NFL history. I am happy for them. But I am not celebrating. Black quarterbacks are in the Super Bowl Doug… Read more.
Countries are making a show today of delivering aid to earthquake-ravaged Turkey. They made a show in 2010 of pledging aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti too. But many of these compassionate poseurs failed to deliver on their pledges. Turkey earthquake diplomacy But Turkey is being spared such unconscionable acts of stolen charity. The list of countries already delivering aid is… Read more.
Podcast Episode 106 White Australians are finally beginning to reckon with the historical fact that their ancestors did not discover Indigenous peoples. That is, just as White Americans have been reckoning with the historical fact that theirs did not discover Indigenous peoples either. Listen.
Chinese officials are gaslighting liars. They make Donald Trump look like a Boy Scout. But, like a broken clock, they might be right this time. The mission of this Chinese spy balloon might be trolling more than spying. Chinese spy balloon But why would China launch a balloon to spy on US nuclear silos? Doesn’t that seem… Read more.
The Killing of Tyre Nichols was all too predictable. It played out like countless other cases of cops killing Black men. The Killing of Tyre Nichols Republican politicians offer thoughts and prayers after those shootings. But then they block legislation that could prevent them. Black activists offer eulogies after cops kill Black men. But then they refuse… Read more.
Nikki Haley has announced her intent to run for president. She is challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But she’s just the first of many Republicans expected to do so. Of course, she distinguished herself by taking down the Confederate flag. She did so while serving as governor of South Carolina in… Read more.
Russia is threatening to end nuclear arms control. But its president, Vladimir Putin, has become the boy who cried wolf. So many political analysts are dismissing this as just another idle threat. I disagree. Nuclear arms control Putin is establishing a pretext to honor Russia’s quid pro quo with Iran. Because I suspect Russia struck… Read more.
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