by Charles Cameron | Dec 18, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — continuing exploration of the Phineas story as it leads to the recent Larry McQuilliams incident among others ] . Phineas vs Zimri & Cozbi . I Paradise is depicted in many traditions as a garden — indeed the very word...
by Sophia Dahodwala | Dec 4, 2014 | Monitor
The first panel of ASP’s conference “Electricity Supply: What it Means for Security, Development & Geopolitics,” entitled “Electricity: The Catalyst for Change,” brought together an array of development and security experts to highlight the...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 6, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — two voices of moderation with a glimmer of hope — plus a recap of some recent posts of mine ] . Scott Atran, Ed Husain. Scott Atran, an anthropologist at France’s National Center for Scientific Research, John Jay College and the...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 1, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — second of (at least) three posts, mostly about Gaza — high wire stuff ] . Here are two young women poets, the hope of the world, mirroring one another in a rare balancing act that leaves neither political / military side of the...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 31, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — and yes, “p.16 below the fold” is pretty much the news equivalent of “at the back of the bus” ] . A prime-time Dutch TV news show, De Wereld Draait Door, regularly includes a satirical segment, and the other day the...