“Shakespeare Explains the 2016 Election” was the title of an Oct. 8 opinion article Continue reading “Maligned King Richard”
Category: human rights and animal rights
Forty-three
Yesterday, forty-three empty chairs faced the Mexican embassy in London, mutely reproaching the government for hiding the truth about forty-three disappeared young men.
Refugees Welcome
That was the simplest and commonest version of the placards held up by the folk marching through London yesterday from Hyde Park to Parliament Square.
Not a Crime but a Misery-Reliever
Prohibition of alcoholic drinks was attempted in the United States from 1920 to 1933 and was abandoned because it not only failed but caused a huge surge in violent crime and human tragedy.
The War on Drugs was started in 1914 (by an obsessive racist named Harry Anslinger),
May Day
The London Marathon, and then May Day. In the big city, it’s certainly easier to be at happenings.
We decided to get to the great rally, Continue reading “May Day”
Assos and Lesbos
This is the water across which the refugees are swarming from the Middle East into Europe.
Another reason to be vegetarian
This makes me so angry I can hardly speak. Continue reading “Another reason to be vegetarian”
Armenian centenary
April is the sweetest month, especially in Mediterranean lands. Continue reading “Armenian centenary”
Malala’s asteroid
Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 in Swat, a remote valley Continue reading “Malala’s asteroid”
Flog the Astronomers
There has been a world outcry about Continue reading “Flog the Astronomers”