Author Archives: Richard Fernandez

You forgot to mention high tuition and a fantasy world vieew.

The further difficulty with using virtue as a source of foreign policy legitimacy is that the Biden administration keeps denouncing America as racist, neo-colonial, greedy capitalist, transphobic, patriarchal society only recently ruled by a new Hitler.

So they can report what should have been said rather than what was.

The flying saucer always lands in the Washington mall. Or does it? What would you do if an event occurred which upser your entire stock of conventional wisdom?

Not peace but protracted war. The new Hamas rocket arsenal creates a persistent threat as do clashes make the possible ‘new normal’ an indefinite low-intensity conflict.

Anthony Fauci said though the US is not requiring everyone get the COVID-19 vaccine, he expects individual businesses will.

“How to crop an image is a decision best made by people.”

GAZA CITY — As the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas took effect at 2 a.m. local time on Friday, thousands of Palestinians gathered in the streets of Gaza City to celebrate what Hamas supporters were calling a defeat of the Israeli forces. NYT Biden hails ceasefire as a “genuine opportunity for peace”.

The Washington Post, which broke the news Thursday afternoon, reported that Cuomo encouraged his brother against resigning during strategy sessions with the governor’s communications team and lawyers. CNN https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/20/media/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-strategy-sessions/index.html?__twitter_impression=true&s=09

“Investigation finds Martin Bashir used ‘deceitful’ methods to secure 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana”

Books: Basil’s War, by Stephen Hunter. A daredevil British agent goes behind enemy lines to search for a religious text that might hold the key to ending the Second World War.

Rokna News Agency reported that the parents had confessed to killing their son and dumping his body. They also confessed to murdering their daughter and son-in-law years ago. Both are now in custody

The post Biden/Trump world will be a swinging pendulum, each stroke oscillating past an elusive mean. This like water sloshing inside a ship called the free surface effect can cause it to lose stability and capsize.

The basic message of the Biden administration is “I’m quietly fixing things.” The lack of visible improvement is explained by the assurance that invisible mechanics are hard at work.

Kremlinology at the White House. Who’s on first?

The US has said it “expected” an immediate de-escalation, however, Israel responded that it would continue military operations until its “aim is met.” DW

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the Trump administration didn’t do ‘anything constructive’ to bring peace to the Middle East.