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It seems that God can take a musical joke. By Terrence Blacker Praise the Lord, Lady Gaga is to release an Easter single. The exotic singer has taken her interest in religion a step further with a song called “Judas” which will be launched next week. According to Lauriann Gibson, her…
‘Global Zero’ and the Argument for Nukes Richard Perle Essay Defense policy veteran Richard Perle explains why, despite its appeal, the no-nukes, “Global Zero” agenda should – and will – fizzle. March/April 2011 There are many specters haunting our world, but one is of our own making—the utopian vision of a world free…
Sovereign Man Notes from the Field Date: December 13, 2010 Reporting From: Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand Even before Edward Gibbon published his famous treatise in the late 1700s, historians have frequently debated the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire. Some, like Gibbon, argued that Roman society’s moral decline was the root cause,…
Secrets of Art Appreciation “Some people say modern art is pretentious, but if you look at it like this…” I am not an “art critic.” I can tell you how I feel about a given work of art, but I may feel differently over time or if I see the same work in another space….
Bouthaina Shaaban is political and media adviser at the Syrian Presidency, and former expatriates minister. She is also a writer and professor at Damascus University since 1985. She has a Doctorate in English Literature from Warwick University, London. She was the spokesperson for Syria. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Despite…
SPIEGEL ONLINE 05/13/2010 Existential Crisis for the Euro The Last Opportunity for a Strong Currency An Analysis by Henrik Müller The euro is experiencing the deepest crisis of its short history. Governments in Europe swiftly agreed to a massive rescue package, but it won’t be enough to save the common currency. If the monetary union…
The Chinese Decade The Tiger is coming to the surface. The New decade has already come in the West, and in China we are again in this no man’s land between the Solar and the Lunar New Year, between the Bull and the Tiger. It is time to look back and see where we stand….
BLOWBACK AND BACKLASH IN PROGRESS
The last Chapter of Chemical Ali. DAMASCUS – Three big stories came out of the Arab world on Monday, starting with the explosion of an Ethiopian airplane in the skies off Beirut, which led to the death of all 90 passengers, on to three deadly attacks in Baghdad, which killed 37 people, and finally, the…