Lessons on Peace from Africa
Lessons on Peace from Africa by Wim Laven 543 words If you ask most people my age about Rwanda the...
Lessons on Peace from Africa by Wim Laven 543 words If you ask most people my age about Rwanda the...
Which Life Do You Save? (Spoiler Alert: All of Them) by Wim Laven 592 words Mother Teresa said: “If I...
Is It Irrational to Be Afraid of Guns? by Wim Laven 604 words Hoplophobia is the irrational fear of firearms. I...
A Year of War in Ukraine: Lessons by Wim Laven 788 words One year later there are many important questions...
Epidemics of Race-Based Violence and Police Brutality by Wim Laven 629 words Have you ever spoken with a parent of...
What is the Debt Ceiling? by Wim Laven 598 words The ability to solve complex problems is a sign of...
Disgracing the Dream by Wim Laven 896 words Published in: LA Progressive, Fullerton Observer, Counterpunch, Black Star News, Augusta Free...
Kevin McCarthy’s pursuit of power put him into quite a predicament. He was willing to give up anything in concessions to pick up votes, but those who opposed him simply did not trust him...
For Kevin McCarthy to realize his ambition and become the next Speaker of the House he will need to secure the necessary 218 votes. His willingness to say and do (or abandon) whatever is required to increase his political fortune has been demonstrated throughout his career, but it will come with a cost.
Tuesday's primary elections are a routine occasion of frustration for many Americans. August 16th, 2022 continued this trend.
Can we finally start dealing with gun violence? by Wim Laven 589 words It was an ordinary Valentine’s Day four...
On April 21st I went to the Top Notch Diner in Cortland OH. Senate candidate Josh Mandel appeared with retired General Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor in the Trump administration. I listened to Flynn tell the crowd “The election was stolen,” and Mandel brag about being the only candidate in his race to call out the theft.
My doctorate in Political Science ought to have included a section on gaslighting. Currently Russian leader Vladimir Putin is demonstrating one version of this; he is calling his invasion of Ukraine, massacre of civilians, and wanton disregard for human rights (that some are calling genocide) a “special operation.”
In 1954 one of the greatest frauds in US politics culminated in 36 days of televised hearings. Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had come to prominence by leading the campaign to expose communists in government...
Gas prices, propaganda, war, and politics by Wim Laven 562 words I come from oil country, so does House Minority leader...