the syrian bride
Thoughts from the frontlines of the war in Lebanon. What I know I’ve included,...
Category Archives: world affairs
orientalism redux
Few scholars have had such a profound impact on their field of study as...
20/20
In light of the grand sociopolitical developments over the last eight years, this speech...
no better way
Described as the first direct communication from an Iranian leader to an American president...
war and peace
A trans-Pacific dialogue on the current state of Palestine, in reverse chronological order… On...
paradise found
BAN KIUKACHAM—It isn’t everywhere you can get a pound of soft narcotics for less...
afghan fields
in afghan fields, the poppies blow beneath the mountains, row on row that mark...
made in china
When was the last time you looked at the label on just about anything?...
santa claus vs. mr. danger
(provided to the rational readership as a primer on south american politics and its...
lemon aid
(every so often the world rallies behind a given charitable cause, without much consideration...
petrosexuals
It’s past is long and exotic, filled with decades of geopolitical intrigue, war, murder,...
a call to arms
the rational post wants YOU! (insert uncle sam’s best conscription imagery HERE) that’s right!...
dar-furious
Imagine a world where the threat of death is almost palpable. Imagine a world...
a view to a kill
(the following is an article from one of my favourite periodicals, foreign policy magazine,...