Category World Affairs
Brexit, Trump and Clinton II
Democratic Party strategists were probably quite enthusiastic as they analyzed the returns from Thursday’s Brexit vote. The result was not what they expected, but the demographics, when translated into an American context, would seem to bode well for Hillary Clinton’s team. Their theory would be that progressive Americans are located in the more liberally minded […]
Brexit, Trump and Clinton I
They hadn’t finished counting the votes before the pundits were weighing in on what the Brexit vote meant to the Trump presidential campaign. I stared at the television and yelled that they were wrong. The decision by British voters to have the United Kingdom withdraw from the European Union has worldwide implications. Most of those […]
Brexit
Tomorrow Britons will finally answer the question posed by The Clash in 1981, just a few years after the U.K. joined the European Union: Should I stay or should I go? I’m sure I will not be the only one with that song running through my head as the referendum ballots are counted.. The latest […]
Cuban Baseball
Suppose you had to choose between the dream of a lifetime and ever seeing you family again. How would you choose? What if the choice was between riches and poverty? That’s an easy one. Except with the money you lose your family and your home. Does that change the equation? There are a group of […]
Middle Eastern Conflict
I was at a briefing recently on Parliament Hill about the situation in Northern Iraq. I can’t tell you about it. One of the reasons I attended was to get an update on what is happening in the region. I was there twice last year and do feel I have a bit of connection to […]
Nahum’s Tomb
Anyplace else they would make this into a major tourist attraction. In Alqosh I didn’t see any signs to indicate what was there. In a ruined synagogue, open to the elements, is the tomb of the Old Testament prophet Nahum. The stone tomb is covered by a tarpaulin of sorts. This is not on the […]
Trump Versus Clinton
A friend sent me a link to a Donald Trump video he wanted me to share with you. He said it was going viral. It wasn’t, at least not when I looked at it on YouTube. Unless the definition of viral has changed. And, quite frankly, the video was boring. Maybe another time I’ll come […]
Korean Reflections
They play ice hockey in South Korea. They became interested in it during the Korean War, watching Canadian troops in action. That was one of the pieces of trivia I picked up last month when I was invited to dinner at the Korean Embassy, a meal coupled with a briefing on Canada-Korea relations. Strictly speaking, […]
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