For the last two days I’ve felt an uneasy sense of grief, or of a heavy pressure on my heart. At first I could not figure out the cause of it. Nothing unusual was wrong in my personal life. My loved ones were safe and well, thank God. The battle […]
Opinion: Steven Maslow, “Ukraine and the Ironies of History”
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.” –Elie Wiesel, Author of Night and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature That truth is the first casualty in war has been observed at least since the […]
CITIZENS’ CORNER: [Op-Ed] War in Afghanistan Isn’t Over — It’s Taking the Form of Illegal Drone Strikes
Three weeks after his administration launched a drone attack that killed 10 civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan, President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations General Assembly. He proudly declared, “I stand here today, for the first time in 20 years, with the United States not at war.” The day before, his administration […]