“Again?” My American friends asked in disbelief when we heard about the latest tragedy. August for Texas citizens ended as it began: with the spate of gun violence. It seems to me that politicians’ “thoughts and prayers” are not working.
As you walk around the place, you might wonder what draws hundreds of thousands of people to the Minnesota State Fair. It might seem strange to the...
Falsehoods and manipulations is a long-term problem, so the purpose is not sensation: as democracy depends on the quality of information, truth-telling is the best alternative to fakery.
In my first full day as a WPI fellow in Minneapolis, I found myself in an Italian Renaissance style theatre room full of people laughing wholeheartedly at the penis size of Donald Trump.
First steps on American soil. Everything seemed as unfamiliar as it was close to me. But I missed something very much.
When it comes to nuclear policies and politics, President Donald Trump is viewed as an elephant in a china shop — at least by the majority of the...
