Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize?
There are some ideas that are so ridiculous they make you fall out of your chair laughing, or crying. One such idea is that Donald…
Read MoreThere are some ideas that are so ridiculous they make you fall out of your chair laughing, or crying. One such idea is that Donald…
Read MoreFirst published, November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and all…
In an Op-Ed piece by Bill Keller published in the New York Times on March 16, 2013, Keller describes the high probability that “smart drones”…
There is nothing inevitable about international order. The lessons of two world wars which informed the creation of the United Nations in 1945, and the…
[This is a lengthy article. The reader may wish to read it, and listen to the recordings, in three parts.] Originally published June 27, 2012…
South African Archbishop Tutu Withdraws from Conference, Suggests Blair and Bush should be Prosecuted for Invasion of Iraq Former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the renowned…
The following article is divided into five sections or parts. Due to its length, the reader may wish to read one or more different sections…
“And I’ve long since learned that to be a follower (of) Jesus Christ means taking up the cross. And my bible tells me that Good…
For earlier articles on Syria by The Trenchant Observer, see the Articles on Syria page. A Hard Truth: Obama is a Weak Leader on Foreign…
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The Observer has been trying to get inside President Obama’s head for over two years. Recently, he may have succeeded, or had a very strange…
December 10 is Human Rights Day, commemorating the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human…