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Beyond Stupid
by Winslow Myers 969 words Stupid, . . . from French stupide (16c.) and directly from Latin stupidus “amazed, confounded; dull, foolish,” etymologically “struck senseless,” from stupere “be stunned, amazed, confounded . . .” —www.etymonline The first, and only, time, as an inexperienced father, I called my five-year-old son “stupid,” I could feel how it
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China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe
China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe by Mel Gurtov 757 words Putin the Supplicant Xi Jinping’s balancing act with Russia and the West took on a new challenge with Vladimir Putin’s arrival in Beijing on May 16. It was roughly the 40th such meeting of these supposedly old friends. Once again Xi had to
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Are We Sleepwalking to Nuclear War?
Are We Sleepwalking to Nuclear War? by Sovaida Maani Ewing 882 words The threat of nuclear war is at the highest level it has been since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. However, there is a crucial difference; in 1962, most of us were alert to the threat and its existential nature. Today, by contrast,