Category Archives: Current Affairs

A Midweek Twofer: Ireland In NATO? India Dumping Democracy?? Shakeups In the “I” Countries

The Guardian #1- Ireland ‘playing with fire’ for opening debate on military neutrality, says president Michael D Higgins says government risks burying country in other people’s agendas amid ‘drift’ towards Nato Rory Carroll — Ireland correspondent — 19 Jun 2023 Ireland’s president has rebuked the government for launching a debate about the country’s longstanding military … Continue reading A Midweek Twofer: Ireland In NATO? India Dumping Democracy?? Shakeups In the “I” Countries →

Gwynne Dyer: Is Populist Politics Past Its Peak? (Or Jumping The Shark?)

Gwynne Dyer — Jun 17 2023 Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes about international affairs. OPINION: We’re going to miss them, the populist ‘big beasts’ now they’re gone. Who will now tell us that “Voting Conservative will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Is Populist Politics Past Its Peak? (Or Jumping The Shark?) →

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Asa Hutchinson’s Big (But Forgotten) Good Deed; How It Failed, And Might Be Revived.

Donald Trump is not the first president Asa Hutchinson wanted, and tried, to take down. Nor, I will contend, is he even the second. Will the third (or fourth?) time be the charm for the man we could dub the Arkansas Charger?

Jamelle Bouie Nails the GOP’s Criminality & Contempt for Law & the Constitution

New York Times, June 13, 2023 50 Years of Republican history in a convincing, chilling thumbnail Why have only a few elected Republican officials rejected Trump? Columnist Jamelle Bouie highlights scholarly views that “strong loyalty to an institution like a political party might lead a dissenting or disapproving individual to hold on to his … Continue reading Jamelle Bouie Nails the GOP’s Criminality & Contempt for Law & the Constitution →