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Pope Calls Out Foreign Aid Farce Sep. 11, 2019
Year after year, Congress votes to spend tens of billions of dollars on foreign aid. It's money down... Read More
Bad Law Keeps People Poor Aug. 28, 2019
Why does most of Africa stay poor while other parts of the world prosper? People blame things like ... Read More
'Cold Case Hammarskjold': A Very Weird Take on a Vintage Mystery Aug. 16, 2019
I don't think it's a spoiler to reveal that toward the end of this documentary about the still-unres... Read More
Israel's Sheba Medical Center Is a Global Giant May. 02, 2019
Once again, Israel is at the helm of discovering another monumental medical breakthrough. Dr. Amir ... Read More
Islamic Terrorism Remains the World's Greatest Threat to Peace Apr. 26, 2019
After the horrific mass murder of 50 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, there was wide... Read More
Media Matters' Fake-News Pro-Slavery Headline Apr. 25, 2019
In journalism, a "lede" is the introductory section of a news story, intended to entice the reader i... Read More
On Safari: Spring Fashion Adventures Apr. 02, 2019
Get ready to take a fashion adventure into the urban jungle and celebrate the wild child in all of u... Read More
Congress Grows a Spine: Thank Donald Trump for the Belated Attempt to Enforce the Constitution's Separation of Powers Mar. 20, 2019
The War Powers Resolution, which Congress passed in 1973, and the National Emergencies Act, which it... Read More
Spend a Holiday Marching With Penguins Mar. 17, 2019
By Gay Courter If you are hankering to see "Happy Feet" up close and personal, you probably think yo... Read More
Do We Really Still Need Black History Month? Feb. 05, 2019
Every so often, even now, somebody asks why America needs a Black History Month, which kicks off tod... Read More
The Past Can Determine the Present, Future Feb. 04, 2019
In African culture, the griot, or storyteller, repeats the old stories and passes knowledge on to th... Read More
Returning Artifacts Means Confronting an Ugly History Dec. 26, 2018
France recently reignited international debate on what to do with artwork in Western museums stolen ... Read More
Trump's Important New Africa Strategy Dec. 19, 2018
President Donald Trump continues to take bold steps, recapturing America's exceptionalism at home an... Read More
Congo's December Elections and Your Lifestyle Dec. 19, 2018
If you think the Democratic Republic of Congo's Dec. 23 national elections will never touch your lif... Read More
The Eternal Lure of Nationalism Feb. 27, 2018
In a surprise overtime victory in the finals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament, the Russians de... Read More
Trump: In Immigration Debate, Race Matters Jan. 16, 2018
President Trump "said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist. ... I cannot believe ... any p... Read More
Feeling Demoralized Lately? Jan. 16, 2018
"Demoralization" is the word that currently burbles up at 3 a.m. like the red pepper flakes from a s... Read More
End the Foreign-Aid Racket Jan. 31, 2017
Donald Trump's wise and humanitarian move to reinstate the Reagan-era "Mexico City policy," which pr... Read More
Will the West Survive the Century? Jul. 05, 2016
"Nativism ... xenophobia or worse" is behind the triumph of Brexit and the support for Donald Trump,... Read More
Africa: A Tragic Continent Oct. 29, 2014
Here's how my Aug. 11, 2003, column began: "Anyone who believes President Bush's Africa initiative, ... Read More
