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The talent shortage that threatens journalism

“Journalists can be so good at reporting others, but are seldom good at reporting themselves.” That is what my friend Kevin d’Arcy, a distinguished British journalist, wrote in an article titled “Living in Interesting Times,” published recently on the website of the United Kingdom ...

‘Awesome’ Welles still on marquee

By David Haworth InsideSources.com The world’s oldest working Ferris wheel, the internationally famous symbol of Vienna, has just marked its 125th anniversary with much celebration and a music and drama festival. As a city’s image, it shares the delightful shiver given by the ...

Admitting North Korea to the ‘Nuclear Club’

James Clapper, a retired air force lieutenant general who served two tours in South Korea and then as President Barack Obama’s director of national intelligence from 2010 to 2017, has shocked a virtual forum by asking, rhetorically, if “our policy of demanding North Korean denuclearization ...

America desperately needs the Iran nuclear deal

My husband joined the Navy in March 1999, and within 30 months we were engulfed in a war that would last the rest of his military career. When his ship pulled out of New York Harbor on 9/11, I never dreamed that we would still be at war when he retired in November 2020. For nearly 20 years, ...

Will Colombia turn back before it’s too late?

Gustavo Petro’s recent elevation to the presidency in Colombia is drawing global attention for its significant firsts. The first leftist president in Colombia. The first former guerrilla leader. But more attention should be given to what is sadly not unique about his ascension: yet another ...

Rail strike could derail struggling U.S. economy

The clock is ticking for the freight rail industry and holdout labor unions to reach an agreement on a new contract and prevent an economy-crippling strike just weeks ahead of the midterm elections. Nine of the 12 unions representing rail employees have bargained for an agreement with the ...