Mel Gurtov: The doubtful future of the American experiment
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It is almost unimaginable that next year the American public, surely one of the world’s most exposed to information, might elect a criminal as President.
Search Results for civil rights
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Is the world ungovernable, or merely lacking an effective government?
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Given the fact that the United Nations was created to guarantee international security, a logical solution to the problem of effective governance is to strengthen the ability of the world organization to enforce international law.
Wim Laven: The vulnerability of children in Gaza is beyond dispute
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During 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas at least 67 children under age 18 were killed in Gaza and two in Israel.
Postcards from a police state: 22 years of blowback from the USA Patriot Act
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For those who remember the days and months that followed 9/11, there is an unnerving feeling of déjà vu about the Hamas attacks on Israel.
Analysis: There will be no solution to Israeli-Palestinian question with guns
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Gaza, under a tight Israeli land, air and sea blockade since 2007, is one of the poorest regions in the world. The fault for that lies jointly in the hands of the Israelis and Hamas, the ruling party in Gaza.
Alon Ben-Meir: Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel could have been avoided
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I certainly join the voices of many leaders who condemned Hamas’ attack in the strongest terms.
Virginia resident Vladimir Kara-Murza remains detained by Russian authorities
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Vladimir Kara-Murza survived two poisoning attempts by Russian officials in 2015 and 2017 after his criticism of the Putin regime.
Democracy is on the line in Virginia; get out and vote
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Let’s take a pause and ponder the State of Virginia and its current fragile democracy.
Augusta County leaders continue to target Scott Seaton: It’s not working out for them
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The six members of the Board of Supervisors who want Scott Seaton gone from Augusta County politics are trying out a host of approaches at casting Seaton in an unflattering light.
The truth about American history may hurt, but we still have to be able to face it
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If the right gets its way, maybe in a decade or two, the United States will be free of its slave-owning past.
