The noble profession of Attorney General

Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

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Mourning Vietnam

An ugly story about a beautiful country that may yet have a happy ending.

Israel-Palestine: The shame we share

By now the glorious and tragic history of the Jewish people ought to have led to greater sympathy with others facing similar plights.

What price the “special relationship”?

Let’s talk straight.

Mexico in the last chance saloon

Mexico is on a slippery slope to perdition. Only radical action can save it.

The disappeared

Few happy endings, but in some cases justice is being seen to be done.

Freedom and the falsehood of extremes

At a time when political and social freedom are being assailed by dark forces around the world, it helps to remember that “there is nothing new under the sun”.