In mid-August, US State Department officials criticized Russia over its newly launched “abnormal” and “disturbing” inspection satellite. These claims connote a belief held by the American...
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, don’t miss Natalia Antonova explaining why the case for independence from Russia isn't as persuasive as it's...
Happy Monday, gentle readers! We've got a lot of great reads this week so we're going to dive right in. If you haven’t already, subscribe to the Global Comment podcast on...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're delving into some rich, complicated longreads from the Middle East to South Central Los Angeles, exploring immigration and transgender people in...
Welcome to the start of another week, friends! It may feel dismal to be back at work yet again, but at least we've got some interesting reads for you to escape into during your lunch hour. (We would...
“I have always liked men of strong contrasts”, a friend told me once under the frescoed ceiling of a Renaissance villa outside Rome. The place was hosting a contemporary art fair and we were...
A war president accepted the Nobel Peace Prize this week and with that acceptance laid out a defense of war as foreign policy. It is not my point in this piece to argue Barack Obama's position on...
In 2004, Lily Burana wrote a book called Strip City, a memoir told as a cross-country road trip from strip club to strip club, reconciling her past as a dancer in those clubs with her career as a...
Though the U.S. is planning to exit Iraq, the military is still stretched trying to fight a war in two separate countries. During his presidency, George Bush was well aware that restoring the draft...