How SNL thrives in the Trump era
Saturday Night Live has seen a renaissance of sorts in the insanity of the Trump era. While the idea of it being irrelevant is overplayed (the series still manages solid ratings and produces many big...
Category: Politics
Nothing to see here: The Turkish press and Afrin
March 18 marked the one year anniversary of the conclusion of Turkey’s unprovoked and aggressive invasion of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northwest Syria and the beginning of the ongoing...
Brexit: a blurry and indistinct summary of the latest blather
It’s a funny thing, writing a story about Brexit this week. There has been a lot of news. A lot. I’ve had the BBC News channel on almost constantly and I still only have a passing familiarity...
Welcome to the new normal
This is not normal. That’s what many continue to chant under their breath in the Trump era as the institutional norms of America crumble around us. One only needs to look to the much talked about...
Let them eat bullets?
“They're talking about tomatoes, aubergines, peppers. But just think about the price of bullets. Think of what the cost is to equip our soldiers to fight terrorists. But you're still talking about...
Limbo in Beldangi: The Forgotten Lhotshampa of Bhutan
Half an hour outside of the small dusty town of Damak in eastern Nepal is a tiny bamboo village. This town is almost thirty years old, yet does not exist on Nepali maps. Its name has a number at the...
#WednesdayWisdom: What needs to happen at the North Korea summit, explained
I know what you’re thinking — ”Another North Korea summit? But wasn’t the great dealmaker in chief supposed to have solved everything with the last one?” I mean, sure. He was. Kind of. But...
Shamima Begum should be brought home; statelessness is no solution
Four years ago, three British schoolgirls left the country and made their way to Syria to support the so-called Islamic State (aka IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh). Aged just 15, they had each been groomed...
East or West? Iran’s uncertain future
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran after 15 years of exile forty years ago this month, he rode high on the slogan: “Neither East, nor West – but the Islamic Republic!” Khomeini...
Abortion is health care. Pass it on.
Abortion is in the news in the U.S. this week as two states pass legislation designed to reduce barriers to access for patients who need later abortion. The right is screeching about baby killing,...