He wants out, but Iran could likely keep going for months. read more
"Orbán's associates and the elite have a long way to go until they are confronted with what they have done," [Hungary's newly sworn-in Prime Minister Peter Magya], said, vowing that his government would seek justice against those who, even in the last hours, were trying to "steal everything". read more
Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV ... read more
Scott Anderson: The American and Israeli bombing of Iran failed to provoke either a popular uprising against the regime in Tehran or its capitulation, however painfully slow Mr. Trump and his advisers have been to acknowledge that. read more
Christopher Caldwell: It would be wrong to say the United States is trapped in the war it started. It has options. But it is now going to pay a very steep price, no matter which of them it chooses. read more
Unlike our own Grand Cham ...
Orban concedes defeat after what he described as a 'painful but unambiguous' election result, less than three hours after polls closed on Sunday. 'I congratulated the victorious party,' the rightwing populist told supporters in Budapest after a landslide win by Pter Magyar's Tisza party. 'We are going to serve the Hungarian nation and our homeland from opposition as well,' he said.
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#27
Oddly, some not-slaves folks involved in slavery did get a bit squeamish about the business. An example that springs to the fore is Thomas Jefferson and his famous "wolf by the ear" letter (www.loc.gov). Regarding those enslaved, for conflicted Enlightenment thinker and owner of slaves Mr. "We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident" himself, it apparently boiled down to "we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go."
Now that's what I call "sticking it to the libs!"