The COVID 19 pandemic and the ensuing mega-recession may shape political debates and choices for a long time.
Bolsonaro and Trump: Twin Brothers
From the pandemic, their hatred of the media and the environment, the parallels between the U.S. and Brazilian presidents are uncanny.
Trump: The Eternal, Never-Presidential Campaigner
How Donald Trump has regulated the American public’s right to free speech: Every “Presidential” speech is a campaign event. Protest not allowed.
When a President Tweets
Should laxer standards of truthfulness and honesty be applied to a U.S. President? Remember the times when U.S. Presidents were viewed as role models and held to a higher standard?
A Christian’s Questions for Trump’s Evangelical Voters
Should we as Christians support an egocentric president who seeks to rally support by dividing Americans into enemy camps?
Donald’s Trump’s New Pakistani Soulmates
What Donald Trump and ultra-conservative Pakistani imams have in common.
Hong Kong and Beijing: A Tale of Two Cities
The current protests show that Hong Kongers aren’t just interested in money, and mainland elites worry that Hong Kong won’t remain a separate territory where they can safely store their money.
US: Police Systematically Out of Control
The far too liberal use of deadly force by police in a conservative country.
COVID 19 in Latin America: Another Populist´s Rude Awakening
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro isn’t the only powerful politician in Latin America who is challenging fate with his management style for the pandemic.
UK: Boris Johnson Digs In Over Dominic Cummings Affair and Brexit
Dominic Cummings, die-hard Brexiteer and UK sovereignty fetishist, is now part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s problems — and no longer a solution.
























