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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 22:16

US playing politics with migrant lives

The Trump administration's three-year campaign to block access to asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border led to its use of a scorched-earth tactic at the start of the coronavirus pandemic - border expulsions under orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2022-05-01 16:24

Here's the danger for Twitter in Elon Musk's view of free speech absolutism

There seem to be almost as many opinions about whether Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter will be good for the platform or bad as there are Twitter users (about 206 million, at last count).So let's stipulate that nobody knows whether Musk will be good or bad for Twitter. It all depends on which policies he decides to implement as the platform's owner, and how.

2022-04-29 13:37

Putin's war is shattering my Russian identity

“Russia is not Putin.” As a lecturer in Russian history, and an ex-Soviet Russian American, I have said these words many times. But now the treasures of Russia's culture - its poetry, novels, movies, theater, symphonies - must be weighed against the current regime's premeditated murder of the innocent. In this new world, the rest of Russian history and culture is reduced to m...

2022-04-29 13:11

Russia is causing bloodshed in Myanmar, too

My heart breaks as I watch Russian planes bombing civilian homes, displacing millions of refugees and committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Four thousand miles away from Ukraine, in my home country of Myanmar (also known as Burma), Russia has been complicit for decades in the violence of the Burmese military against its own citizens.

2022-04-27 16:00

Macron's win is an opportunity for France and EU

In 2017, France bucked the populist trend by voting for Emmanuel Macron against europhobic Marine Le Pen. In 2022, it has done so again - just as Slovenia looks set to eject its nationalist leader.

2022-04-26 16:24

Unneeded guidance on transgender issues in Florida

The governor of what he declares “the freest state in these United States” is once again sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis' health department issued guidance advising against gender identity treatment for children and teenagers outside of counseling. It was another mean-spirited effort to profit politically from struggling Floridians.

2022-04-25 16:54

Europe still struggling through Ukraine crisis

The level of European solidarity sparked by Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine has surprised even Europeans. Leaders in Russia, China and Iran are perplexed as well. They had assumed the invasion would exacerbate strains in the transatlantic community.

2022-04-24 13:09

Toss mask mandates for good

The Biden administration's latest defeat in its stubborn fight to keep in place COVID-19 safety protocols should bring the president to the reality that Americans are done with pandemic mandates. They're ready to make their own decisions about how to protect themselves.

2022-04-21 16:57

For a US-led global order to survive, America must lead by example

For globalization to survive the war in Ukraine, the United States must do better and be better. It is unclear whether the world's greatest democracy has the wherewithal to manage this.

2022-04-21 16:52

It's easier than you might think to make birding more accessible to more people

Birds bring so much joy to so many people. Their presence and our delight in them can connect us to the natural world. And with so many health benefits to spending time outside, birds can be the prompt to get a dose of nature therapy.

2022-04-20 16:03

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