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November 4th though the Decades: 40 Years of Iran-US relations

November 5, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

November 4, 1979: College students stormed the US embassy in Tehran, capping off a tumultuous year that saw the Iranian…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: Ahmajinedad, Axis of Evil, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Hizbollah, Iran, Iranian revolution, Khamanei, Khomeini, Lebanon, War on Terror

President Trump and Ukraine: Why He Almost Got Away With It (and Why He Didn’t)

October 29, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

A few weeks ago, when the Ukraine scandal initially broke, I almost wrote an article about President Trump being “impeachment…

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Posted in: International, Politics Filed under: Donald Trump, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Impeachment, Robert Mueller, Russia, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky

As Trump Gloats Over Baghdadi’s Death, ISIS Lives On But Loses Cruel Leader

October 27, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

This morning, President Trump announced that US special forces are believed to have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: al-qaeda, Baghdadi, Iraq, ISIS, Osama bin Laden, Syria, Terrorism, War on Terror

Can Botswana Continue to “Have it All”?

October 24, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

Last year, a documentary premiered in the southern African nation of Botswana, entitled “Have it All.”  In many way, this…

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Posted in: International, Politics Filed under: Botswana, Elections, Ian Khama, Mokgweetsi Masisi, Seretse Khama

Why Trump’s Syrian Withdrawal is the Greatest Foreign Policy Mistake in US History

October 16, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

Donald Trump’s decision to suddenly and recklessly withdraw American troops from northern Syria in order to allow the authoritarian government…

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Posted in: International, Politics Filed under: Donald Trump, Foreign policy, ISIS, Kurds, Middle East, Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria

Why 1492 Was Even More Important Than You Learned in History Class

October 14, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

“In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” I’m old enough to remember when that rhyme was a required…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: 1492, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christopher columbus, Columbus Day, Crusades, Indigenious Peoples Day, Islam

Why Abiy Ahmed Earned the Nobel Peace Prize, Several Times Over

October 11, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

Now seems like a good time to repost my article from last month on UnHerd.com, in which I discussed Dr,…

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Posted in: International, Politics, Religion Filed under: Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia, Nobel

The Case for Letting Priests Marry

October 10, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

I was glancing at a story that referred to a bishop and his wife, and I did a double-take before…

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Posted in: International, Religion Filed under: Amazon, Catholic Church, Celibacy, Pope Francis

Donald Trump Finds His Middle East Policy: Capitulate to Dictators

October 7, 2019 crhodes Leave a comment

I’ve mentioned before that President Donald Trump 1) likes to make a big show of US military force but is…

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Posted in: International, Politics Filed under: Donald Trump, Kurds, Lindsey Graham, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Rockets (the NBA Team, Not the Weapons) Fired From China

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Once again, the NBA is at the center of an international diplomatic controversy.  As has been covered everywhere, including this…

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Posted in: Entertainment, International Filed under: Basketball, China, Hong Kong, Houston Rockets, NBA, Sports, Yao Ming

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