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Troubled Relations: Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump
Depending on which historical sources you care to consult, the Pope has been a figure of obloquy, ridicule and abomination. This mediator between the...
Confused Closures and Opaque Openings: Continuing Dramas in the Hormuz Strait
Reading messages from President Donald J. Trump is an exercise in taunting masochism. It is one inflicted on commentators and the press corps the...
Putting The Calamity Makers in Charge: Anthropic and Claude Mythos Preview
Be wary of a company – any company – that exerts moral muscle as they create software and digital platforms that are injurious and...
The Travails of Noma: God Chefs, Brutal Kitchens and the Cult of Fine Dining
There are an easy bunch to demonise, and to a certain extent, they should be. The God Chef, the collector of Michelin stars; the...
Ceasefire Exemptions and Quarries of Death: Israel’s War on Lebanon
In the Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce defines peace as a period of cheating between twoperiods of fighting. The Israeli version of a ceasefire might...
