All posts by Chuck Fager

U. S. & China are new Competitors in an old, obscure, but important island dispute

A tug of war between China and America in the Indian Ocean Saltwire: Atlantic Canada News Service — Sept. 6, 2023 Most of the international community regards the Chagos Islands as belonging to Mauritius, from which they were detached in 1965. Henry Srebrnik, a professor of political science at the University of Prince Edward Island, … Continue reading U. S. & China are new Competitors in an old, obscure, but important island dispute →

The Invasion of the Invasives Is Here (Right In My Back Yard)

Washington Post Scientists warn invasive pests are taking a staggering toll on society The authors of a major new U.N.-backed report say invasive species are costing the world more than $423 billion a year By Dino Grandoni  — September 4, 2023 Invasive pests are wreaking havoc across the planet, destroying crops, disseminating pathogens, depleting fish … Continue reading The Invasion of the Invasives Is Here (Right In My Back Yard) →

A Dyer Twofer: Thailand’s Struggles & Pope Francis’ s Mixed History

Thailand: The Last Rigged Election? Lèse-majesté is the ‘crime’ of offending the dignity of the king, and these days it has gone out of fashion. In Britain, you can say anything you like about King Charles the Turd (as an Irish friend calls him), and no one turns a hair. But if you insult King … Continue reading A Dyer Twofer: Thailand’s Struggles & Pope Francis’ s Mixed History →

A History of NOW and its Women who Made History

The Women of NOW review: superb history of feminist growth and groundswell Katherine Turk has produced a must-read on the group which did so much for American women in the 1960s and 70s Clara Bingham Sat 2 Sept 2023 Follow Clara Bingham What do a bestselling author, a segregationist congressman and a Black legal scholar … Continue reading A History of NOW and its Women who Made History →

Another Quaker Breakup: Indiana YM “Quits” FUM (Sort of)- Wants to Take Africa Missions With It

The total number of splits in American Quakerdom since 2000 has just gone from five to six. And signs of more trouble are on the horizon. Indiana Yearly Meeting (IYM), which saw eighteen of its meetings expelled or withdraw in 2013, has now pushed its separatism further by leaving Friends United Meeting. But IYM … Continue reading Another Quaker Breakup: Indiana YM “Quits” FUM (Sort of)- Wants to Take Africa Missions With It →