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President Barack Obama is no pacifist.
We have known that since he won the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2009: In his acceptance speech, he said that conflict is appropriate sometimes. (more…)
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TWO LEADERS WHO CANNOT LEAD
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have something in common:
Millions of people in both their countries think that these men won their recent elections by cheating, and so their legitimacy as leaders is in question. (more…)
DO YOU HEAR US NOW?
In the United States, a foreign accent can sometimes signal to others where a person is from, and it can even communicate how long that person has been in this country.
WHEN NOBODY IS SAFE
Psychologists suggest that when large-scale tragedies occur, parents should assure their children that they are safe.
As parents, we must stress that we are here to protect them and convince our children that what has just happened to other people will not happen to them. But what if that is not true? (more…)
YOANI SANCHEZ WILL NOT BE SILENCED
“Does your son ride a bike?” the officer asked. “He should be careful.”
This exchange happened the last time Yoani Sanchez, the well-known Cuban journalist and blogger, was arrested. She had been detained and harassed by the Cuban national police after criticizing the authoritarian regime in her writing, but this threat against her 17-year-old son, Teo, constituted a new tactic. (more…)
CHAVISM WITHOUT CHAVEZ
Can Chavism endure without Hugo Chavez?
World history includes many examples of ideological legacies that quickly
fizzled after a charismatic leader’s death, but “Chavistas” in Venezuela have
been doing everything that they can to preserve the late president’s
strong-armed approach to government since he died from cancer last month. (more…)
