Donald Trump may inspire and beat his family
[ 4 minutes to read] There are politicians who defend the traditional family. Then there are politicians who apparently need the…
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Russia arrests prominent palliative-care advocate over anti-war stance
[ 4 minutes to read] Russia has prosecuted one of the country’s best-known advocates for terminally ill children because she publicly…
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Mussolini would have been proud: Italy’s far right is moving into the political establishment
[ 5 minutes to read] Italy knows better than almost any European country what can happen when extreme nationalism stops being…
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Trump targets Soros and left-wing nonprofits in sweeping crackdown
[ 5 minutes to read] Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a broader campaign against nonprofit organizations that it accuses of financing…
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The Taliban wants American investment: Will it get it?
[ 5 minutes to read] Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has an unexpected message for the…
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What will happen when Le Pen and AfD win?
[ 6 minutes to read] The European far right no longer lives on the political margins. In France, Marine Le Pen’s…
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Iran’s execution machine is accelerating
[ 8 minutes to read] Iran does not merely execute people convicted of murder or other violent crimes. It executes political…
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Whipping, cutting fingers and worse: What Russians and Ukrainians do to their own people
[ 11 minutes to read] Wars are usually narrated horizontally. Russians kill Ukrainians, Ukrainians kill Russians, missiles cross borders, armies capture…
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The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban
[ 16 minutes to read] Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with…
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Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change?
[ 13 minutes to read] There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel,…
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The media like the establishment: Another Watergate impossible?
[ 6 minutes to read] When the Watergate scandal forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, it became the defining…
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When slant-eyed politician promotes white race
[ 5 minutes to read] The Czech Republic has a mentally retarded and psychiatric ill electorate. Let us not mince words…
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Pedophilia: “There’ll be a guillotine for this!” And Trump
[ 6 minutes to read] Since I am open about my lifelong mental health struggles, I am also open about having…
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Banning a political party is no solution
[ 7 minutes to read] Banning a political party may look like a solution. In reality, it creates a dangerous political…
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USA’s and China’s AI Race. NATO buys scrap from the USA
[ 3 minutes to read] Artificial intelligence will shape the twenty-first century. Anyone who still doubts that reality ignores the biggest…
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We hate human rights and NGOs? Go and live in Russia or China
[ 3 minutes to read] People in my country increasingly hate NGOs. They applaud every budget cut, every political attack, and…
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Russia: “The US cannot cripple us”… Iran proves otherwise
[ 3 minutes to read] Russian officials repeat a clear and confident claim. The United States cannot cripple Russia. They argue…
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America and Europe need two Richelieus
[ 8 minutes to read] Modern Western politics often behaves like a nervous committee rather than a strategic civilization. The United…
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Screaming “democracy” while refusing asylum to millions
[ 6 minutes to read] Modern democracies constantly celebrate dissent. Presidents praise brave activists abroad. Parliaments pass resolutions condemning dictatorships. Media…
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Does Trump shows how to avert WW3 with military superiority?
[ 2 minutes to read] Of course, he can also get closer to it. But this article talks about military superiority….
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WW3: Why Trump’s 50% military increase may prevent escalation
[ 3 minutes to read] Donald Trump wants to increase U.S. military spending by roughly 50 percent. This proposal immediately provokes…
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Russia not fighting against West alone
[ 3 minutes to read] Russia repeatedly claims that it now fights alone against the West. This claim appears persuasive at…
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The unwanted truth: Even dictators need human rights
[ 4 minutes to read] Many countries still treat human rights as a Western imposition rather than a moral necessity. They…
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Russia tortures POWs. India and China don’t care
[ 2 minutes to read] Ukrainian prisoners freed from Russian camps describe cruelty that no country can ignore. Their accounts come…
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How nationalism manipulates the human need for belonging
[ 4 minutes to read] Nationalism is not patriotism. It is the hijacking of a primal instinct that once ensured survival….
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Can Trump become a dictator?
[ 5 minutes to read] The United States still looks like the world’s strongest democracy. It has elections, courts, and a…
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Radical Legacy of Christopher Hitchens: Marxism & New Atheism
[ 7 minutes to read] The “New Atheism” movement experienced a surge in prominence following the September 11th attacks. However, its…
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Antisemitism in Europe: Persecution, prejudice, and mutual hatred
[ 3 minutes to read] Antisemitism belongs to the darkest chapters of European history. From medieval pogroms to the Holocaust, Europeans…
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Countries having brutal prisons fail as states
[ 5 minutes to read] Brutal prisons are not a show of order, discipline, or state power. They are symptoms of…
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Why we don’t want Russian values
[ 4 minutes to read] Russia constantly claims to offer an alternative to the Western world. It speaks of “traditional values”—order,…
