The Contrarian Progressive
I know what I know. Somehow, what I see is different from what other people see.
30 December 2013
If I had a Person of the Year Award
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My choice would not be the Pope . He seems like a nice guy (though he should go easy about his PR goons who leak his every move to the me...
Turkey: Is This The Beginning Of The End For Erdogan?
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If you are reading this blog, chances are you already know about the huge graft scandal in Turkey. In case you missed the highly entertain...
15 December 2013
Is France the Sick Man of Europe?
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When I moved to Paris almost ten years ago, I expected to be enchanted with what I assumed to be the best synthesis of capitalism and an ega...
12 December 2013
Bangladesh Might Be the Canary in the Mines
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Bangladesh has just executed Abdel Kader Mullah . To most people, this will not mean much. To me, this is really worrisome. It is not ...
07 December 2013
Additional Notes on the New American Plan
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I received several contrarian reactions to my 200th post on the New American Plan in the Middle East . Some people felt that I was giving ...
27 November 2013
Iran and the New American Plan for the Middle East
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This is my 200th post. It falls on a momentous event, namely the international accord on Iran's nuclear ambitions. This provides me ...
16 November 2013
Darkening Horizon For Turkey and Its Ruling Party
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Most analysts agree that, in recent years, Turkey's rise to prominence has been spectacular. And most of them give the credit to Turkey...
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