Trump and Trouble
Whenever I think of President Donald Trump, I think of a sentence I read years ago by Chilean author Isabel Allende. “I fear the abuse of power,” she said, “and the power to abuse.” She could have said that yesterday, especially its last phrase, in light of the latest episode in the eccentric life of President Trump. (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Misogyny Is More than Mischief
A renowned lawyer and European scholar, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, once wrote a sentence that sadly is not yet fulfilled, not in his country nor in the entire world. It was this: “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.” (Click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
The Crisis of the Children
This column requires a special introductory paragraph so please stay with me a few minutes. As most of you know, I’m both a journalist and a minister having practiced both vocations almost from youth. (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Don’t we all hold hope?
One of history’s greatest men, Albert Schweitzer, said something that reminds me of Kellie Leitch’s approach to become the leader of the Conservative party. (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
The crisis that never ends
A tired but true sentence applies in recent days: ”What happens anywhere matters everywhere.” The murder of the six Islamic men at worship, shot dead by a young student. Why? (click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)