The Wars of Ralph Peters
- September 06, 2017
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- Matt
Slowly, but inexorably, the world is drifting towards the prospect of an all-out war between the United States and North Korea. At the very least such a conflict is likely to result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, most of them Koreans. It also raises the very real possibility of the first nuclear exchange in history.
Primary responsibility for this terrifying prospect lies with the North Korean regime and the Trump administration. A tyrannical despot with no other cards to play with except nuclear ones has attempted to wrest...
The Madness of King Donald
- July 31, 2017
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- Matt
Even by the wild standards of what may well be the most deranged individual ever to inhabit the White House, the man who calls himself Donald Trump has had a prolific and remarkable week. Just to recapitulate. In the space of five working days Trump has:
a) publicly humiliated the admittedly creepy attorney general...
Civilisation and its Malcontents
- July 12, 2017
- by
- Matt
In the conservative-far right lexicon, few words have the same emotive power as ‘civilisation’ – a term that usually equates with ‘Western civilisation’ or simply ‘the West.’ It’s one of those words that automatically gives depth and gravitas to the hollowest and tinniest of human mouthpieces. Use it enough and you begin to sound...
Bombs and Chocolate
- April 15, 2017
- by
- Matt
For liberals who saw last week’s missile strikes in Syria as a belated but welcome act of humanitarianism, Donald Trump was always going to be an awkward president to share the moral high ground with. One minute he might be talking about beautiful babies and the children of God, but then he gives...
The World According to Bono
- April 15, 2016
- by
- Matt
I’ve got nothing against famous people getting involved in politics or embracing political causes. On the contrary, there’s no reason why the accident of fame and the weird cult of celebrity-worship that comes with it should place anyone above politics or preclude celebrities from taking moral and political positions on issues that...
2016: All Aboard the Armageddon Express
- January 02, 2016
- by
- Matt
One thing you can say about the maniacs who are intent on dragging our world to destruction is they don’t waste any time. They don’t listen to seasonal bromides from the Queen or anywhere else asking us to light candles in the darkness. Not for them New Year messages about peace, hope...
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