I opened the refrigerator, saw a bottle of local chardonnay, and smiled. It was a small gift from the universe. The next day, upon arriving…
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Opinion: Garbage, blasted glass, and the women cleaning up political filth in Lebanon
We are obsessed with cleaning our homes in Lebanon. I think it is inter-generational, inherited from decades of war and conflict, and exacerbated by the…
View More Opinion: Garbage, blasted glass, and the women cleaning up political filth in LebanonOpinion: Not even Putin can ignore this domestic reality
Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t get a parade in the Ukrainian capital, but a parade is coming soon to Moscow and, whatever happens on the…
View More Opinion: Not even Putin can ignore this domestic realityOpinion Where Xi’s China is heading
Their country, home to one of the greatest and most ancient civilizations in the world, long a leader in science and technology, was largely isolated…
View More Opinion Where Xi’s China is headingOpinion: I met my dad for the first time when I was 4, and he was behind bars
“Is daddy very wealthy?,” I asked. My mom told me to keep quiet and stay close to her. Men in uniform drilled her with questions,…
View More Opinion: I met my dad for the first time when I was 4, and he was behind barsOpinion: Ivanka Trump almost landed one of the world’s biggest jobs
As The Atlantic reported in 2019, Trump considered putting his daughter in charge of the world’s main source of financial assistance for developing countries —…
View More Opinion: Ivanka Trump almost landed one of the world’s biggest jobsLisa Ling: It’s time to rethink how we are teaching history in our schools
On the very first page, Zinn recounted what Christopher Columbus wrote in his log about the Arawak people he encountered upon reaching the new world:…
View More Lisa Ling: It’s time to rethink how we are teaching history in our schoolsOpinion: Bill Barr was right about this
According to Bob Woodward and Robert Costa in their tell-all book “Peril,” Barr told Trump: “There are a lot of people out there, independents and…
View More Opinion: Bill Barr was right about thisOpinion: The words Trump couldn’t bring himself to say
When Larry Elder conceded defeat this week in his bid to unseat California Governor Gavin Newsom, he sounded a different note than Nixon: “Let’s be…
View More Opinion: The words Trump couldn’t bring himself to sayOpinion: Trump and Biden agree on this
For decades, no occupant of the White House wanted to strike a “peace” deal that a dictator would instantly violate — or to sit on…
View More Opinion: Trump and Biden agree on thisOpinion: Where another Trump presidency could take America
Rep. Adam Schiff, also on the committee, received the same treatment. So did White House lawyer Don McGahn, and at least eight journalists who cover…
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