Recent Writing
Published: Thursday, July 17, 2008
THERE'S BEEN A MAINSTREAM media brouhaha, loud at least when compared with much overseas coverage, about moves in the International Criminal Court at The Hague to apply the full force of law to the horrors of Darfur. more >>
Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008
PUBLIC RELATIONS INITIATIVES in US foreign policy rarely get high grades in this column. But I learn that the reputedly culture-loving American Ambassador in London, Robert Holmes Tuttle, pulled off a notable coup for the Fourth of July. It went under-acknowledged in his homeland's media, however. more >>
Published: Thursday, July 3, 2008
THERE’S A LOT GOING ON. So it’s no surprise that even big news gets pushed to the margin. more >>
Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008
"Some speakable reactions to the unspeakable "
I’VE BEEN TAUGHT not to take things personally. But like a lot of human beings - including even objectivity-cherishing journalists - I can sometimes find it hard. more >>
Published: Thursday, June 19, 2008
MUCH OF THE MEDIA SEEMED ODDLY taken by surprise at the recent build-up of significant peace moves in the Middle East, peaking with yesterday’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas (a Hamas security detail, left, drilling in Gaza). more >>