Like him, admire him, or hate him, the one thing that can’t be denied about Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party is the intricate and well-oiled propaganda machine keeping Dear Leader in power. Both...
In the popular tradition of the sea, a captain is required to stay on a sinking ship until all the passengers have been safely evacuated. In Russia, where the economy is sinking due to the collapse...
The problems in Venezuela in recent years have covered all sectors, with periodic relief that has allowed the population to take occasional breaths. The South American country closed the millennium...
Around the world, the scientific community, searching for a vaccine against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), is not resting. They are working against the clock to ensure that they come up with a form of...
Time continues to pass as we sit under the spectre of COVID-19. Some of us have already been ill, some are ill right now, and some have sadly passed away. Others wonder if we, too, will suffer from...
Muslims in Indonesia have now welcomed Ramadan, which is Muslims’ fasting month. It will run from April 23 to May 23. Before the arrival of Islam, fasting was known as a method to advance one’s...
Syrian Kurds are angry and feel betrayed by the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. And they have good reason to be, after the WHO was revealed to have...
Margarita Mikhailovna, or Babusia, as we all called her, was my last remaining grandparent. She passed away last week at the age of 90. My cousin was supposed to help Babusia video chat with me from...
I am an unabashed fan of Tori Amos. I have been a fan of hers for over 20 years now, and although I don’t self-identify as an EWF—Ears With Feet, her term for her fans—I’ve seen her in...
As the weeks go by, we find ourselves both adapting to a quarantined life and increasingly unsettled by it. Coronavirus is spreading quickly - though the spread is slowing in many areas as the...
