Today marks the hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. Begun four years earlier with patriotic zeal, it ended in bleak exhaustion, having … Continue reading
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The news media has a weakness for low hanging fruit — the showy story, the obvious story, the lurid story. So, Donald Trump’s personal barbarities get maximum coverage, the soap opera, inner workings of his White House somewhat less, the … Continue reading
It’s 72 years since the first and last atomic bombs were used against an enemy. The weapons are now more powerful, in many more hands, and we are much more aware of how deadly they are than was appreciated in … Continue reading