Malcolm X is still misunderstood - and misused

Every semester in which I teach a course on Muslims in the Civil Rights Movement at Southern Methodist University, I give my students a selection...

Turkish-backed militant attack in Idlib was doomed to fail – why launch it?

News reports out of Syria’s Idlib Province indicated that a joint operation involving the Turkish Army and fighters from the Salafist jihadist...

Jerusalem Mayor, Prove You're Serving All Residents – Palestinians, Too

Malek Issa, 9, lies in a pediatric ward in Jerusalem’s Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem. His left eye was destroyed and will presumably...

South Africa is not ready to lead Africa

On February 9, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa assumed the presidency of the African Union (AU) at a  summit  held in Addis Ababa,...

The coronavirus was unexpected – but Xi, the US trade war and Hong Kong are China’s black swans too

The Covid-19 crisis has starkly highlighted China’s strengths and weaknesses. Which other country has the political will and capability to...

Perfect storm of coronavirus in Korea

A main street in Daegu is almost deserted after a group of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus was reported Friday. Yonhap By Oh Young-jin I spoke...

Russia isn’t just mapping Ireland’s internet cables – it’s planning to INVADE, foams Cold-War-revivalist DC think tank

Ireland’s status as “a vital telecommunications and logistics hub linking North America and Europe” has made it an irresistible prize...

China’s control of virus-related information only hurts society

A society that tries to restrict the freedom to provide medical information and opinions concerning the health and safety of its people should be...

Promoting electric vehicles

State utility should reconsider plan to raise battery charge fees A controversy has arisen over whether to bring an end to the discount system of...

Polarization Isn’t the Reason for Israel’s Third Election

We are in a profound national crisis, the national mood says. People despise one another. This crisis, many fine folks believe, is a greater threat...

A Netanyahu Candidate for Finance Chief Would Have to Do His Homework

The campaign marketing Likud legislator Nir Barkat as Benjamin Netanyahu’s choice for next finance minister didn’t go well. The former Jerusalem...

Fanning fears for votes

Debates should be based on science, not personal biases The floor leader of the main opposition United Future Party (UFP), Rep. Shim Jae-cheol, has...

Why Vote for Labor-Gesher-Meretz in Israel's Election

There are reasons why not to vote for Labor-Gesher-Meretz, and we can write about them with fervor and passion, mainly because voting for the...

Wear a Mask, Hope for the Best

The strongest feeling regarding how Israel is addressing the threat of the new coronavirus is a sense of the state’s own helplessness. Behind the...

Is a strong economy enough to re-elect Donald Trump?

Stanford, CALIFORNIA – With the U.S. presidential primaries underway, everyone is wondering whether President Donald Trump will be re-elected in...

How the U.S. election will impact Japanese politics

WASHINGTON – The U.S. presidential election season was in full swing with the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3. The Republican side so far has seen...

The decline and fall of Labor Zionism

Britain’s Labour leadership hustings held last week by the party’s internal pro-Israel lobby were a bizarre sight to behold. Organised jointly by...

With the Syrian economy on the verge of collapse, recovery seems like mission impossible

A devastating civil war and international sanctions have destroyed Syria’s economy, leaving it with a GDP that is a third of what it was in 2010....

Say 'No' bravely

By Hyon O'Brien The Greek philosopher, Pythagoras (570-495 B.C.) said, "The oldest, shortest words ― yes and no ― are those which require the...

Benvenuti and Jones, robbed here in '66, '88

By Richard Pennington My most recent column (Feb. 1-2) contained a reference to Nino Benvenuti of Italy having lost a controversial boxing match to...

Science discovers benefits of Christianity

By Michael Shannon CNN issued a study a while back that found regularly attending church may increase a Christian's lifespan, while at the same...

The last gasp of a has-been

Commentary. People like Renzi and Salvini can’t stand mediation, immersed in the arrogance of one-man-rule to the point of invoking presidentialism...

What the Harvey Weinstein trial means to me

For many sexual abuse survivors, the Harvey Weinstein trial has been particularly painful. For me, the most searing moment took place offstage,...

The Healing Power of Sharing Your Story

I went to Stanford. Well, ok…not in the traditional way. Like I didn’t go there for university. But I did go there to see The Manic Monolgues,...

Japan, Germany and the war on rationality

LONDON – Germany and Japan are finally winning a war together. Unfortunately, it is the war on rationality. Coal, as everybody knows, is by far...

Who’s Afraid of Fiscal Policy?