Category Archives: U.S. and World

More than ever, some people do have to live like refugees: The number of people living as refugees from war or persecution exceeded 50 million in 2013, for the first time since World War Two, the UN says. The overall … Continue reading →

Time flies. Chinese security personnel have swamped Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing massacre. Foreign journalists were ushered away from the square and passers-by were searched and had their papers checked. In recent weeks, the authorities … Continue reading →

Here’s my bottom line – America must always lead on the world stage. If we don’t, no one else will. The military that you have joined is, and always will be, the backbone of that leadership. This, in turn, increases … Continue reading →

Inconceivable. MINYA, Egypt — An Egyptian court in the southern city of Minya sentenced 683 people to death Monday in the most recent of a series of mass trials that have alarmed the international community, nine months after a military … Continue reading →

The President tries to explain Vladimir Putin to Congress:

The BBC’s news magazine has some amazing pictures of Ashol-Pan, a 13 year old girl in Mongolia who may be the only The rehabilitation process may also be defeated because the patient is getting treated for something that they have … Continue reading →