Reading Time 🕘: 20 minutesTraveling across Mesopotamia and the Holy Land a few months back, I took along William Dalrymple’s fine travelogue, From the Holy Mountain. It was meant to be a colorful diversion along the lines of the author’s earlier Middle East offering, In Xanadu, in which he traced the steps of Marco Polo. Xanadu was great fun,… Continue reading
Reading Time 🕘: 11 minutesThe White House had been in the hands of a liberal progressive who infuriated religious conservatives…As the contest intensified, the nation became polarized as it had not been in decades. In the middle of it all, a foreign power staked a claim.
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Reading Time 🕘: 15 minutesThere may be some naysayers who doubt that it’s a serious problem for humans (sorry koalas!) but at last global warming is getting the attention it deserves. Everyone is talking about it! The Climate Apocalypse is nigh!
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Reading Time 🕘: 9 minutesWe are evolving, right? If we can just weather this storm our species will progress and there will be peace and prosperity for everyone. All we need is for those damned regressive types to see the light, and then we’ll be on our way!
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