Monday, May 28, 2018

Jesus and Klopp: Iscariot and Karius.

Jesus and Klopp: Iscariot and Karius.

The Champions League final in Kiev really produced a lot: a not-too-scintillating contest, there had been talks of Red Arrows, Ronaldo's Superman and Spiderman efforts and many other appetite-whetting

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Signing another non-aggression pact.

Signing another non-aggression pact.

History repeats itself and in no department of it is this more pronounced than political history. Over time, we had a succession of political monsters that were almost perfect

Thursday, May 24, 2018

What does Kim really want? Trump, Pence and Bolton won't let us know.

What does Kim really want? Trump, Pence and Bolton won't let us know.

What does the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un really want? We don't know, simply don't know. In suddenly agreeing to talks with the US, perhaps the most remarkable volte-face

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

With Expendables Like These...

With Expendables Like These...

One of the most remarkable success stories of the season, in sports and elsewhere, is the octane-fire rise of the ice hockey team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Only in

Monday, May 21, 2018

May, Macron, Merkel: The Three Mumsketeers.

May, Macron, Merkel: The Three Mumsketeers.

Captains with salt and ice in their muskets. Unarguably the three biggest losers in the just annulled Iran deal, allies left high and frying in the high desert, thumbs

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Prince Harry Marries His Heartthrob: Congratulations...with some bitters.

Prince Harry Marries His Heartthrob: Congratulations...with some bitters.

Prince Harry, or 'Arry' or Henry, has just married his sweetheart, Meghan Markle, in, as you would expect, a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle. The show was grand, happy,

Friday, May 18, 2018

Santa Fe: Yet Another Shooting.

Santa Fe: Yet Another Shooting.

Barely three months after the shooting at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, We have yet another mass shooting at a high school in Santa Fe,

Thursday, May 17, 2018

The Fireman Hath Honor...

The Fireman Hath Honor...

The firefighter hath honor, but only when the fire is raging. Few, very few people remember him the moment the inferno dies down. It is such a dispiriting job.Mr

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The Bible Isn't God's Word 2: Waiting for Israel's Destruction.

The Bible Isn't God's Word 2: Waiting for Israel's Destruction.

So trying to destroy Israel is not going to be a mean task, a country with a very efficient army and scores of nuclear weapons. The wait might not

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The Bible Isn't God's Word, 1

The Bible Isn't God's Word, 1

The bible isn't God's word: at least the larger half of it. The Old Testament. That part is definitely the word of the sons of Israel, with a lot

Monday, May 14, 2018

Aristotle Mentors Wenger: But the Business of Football is no Business.

Aristotle Mentors Wenger: But the Business of Football is no Business.

"Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves."Poor Arsene Wenger. As a student of economics, he must have gushed over this ancient dictum: one day he

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Muhamadu Buhari, Mahathir Mohamad: The Young Turn to the Old.

Muhamadu Buhari, Mahathir Mohamad: The Young Turn to the Old.

Malaysia's case is the clearest indication yet of what corruption does to a nation. For over three decades, starting from the late seventies, the country witnessed unprecedented development: rapid
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