Whittaker Chambers was one of the great hate figures of the American liberal left.
While I am not permitted to attribute quotes to the diplomatic outpost in question, it’s fair to describe the reaction as withering.
The big challenge now? Convincing the people who are living in a bubble that they are, in fact, living in a bubble.
“This is out of the dark ages. This is not something that we would expect from a modern, progressive country like Ireland”: Journalist Michael Shellenberger says Ireland’s Hate Speech legislation is the “most draconian initiative anywhere in the world right now.” #gript
The Iran-Iraq war, which would last for eight years and claim the lives of about a million people, began with an Iraqi invasion of Iran, on this day, September 22nd, 1980. The pretext for the invasion was the revolution in Iran, which had toppled the Shah and replaced him with a Shiite Islamic dictatorship. Saddam […]
How long can the South American nation withstand the onslaught from Washington and Brussels?
Danger to civilians
Ageing and lonely
The last half-century of American history is haunted by more than 65 million ghosts
Heartbeat law
In American terms, Biden is the NFL quarterback returning to his old high school to show the Junior Varsity players what can be achieved in the big leagues.
In the end, though, the politics of this visit will end up being much more about winning votes in Ireland rather than America.