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Should Good Men Dream of Independence in a Corrupt World?
Advice from former Yugoslavia for regions chasing the dream of autonomy. ––– A Nation has a thousand year old dream of independence, of its own country, with its own constitution, laws, and...
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5 Things to do With a Couple Trillion Dollars
You just might have the chance to be a multi-multi-trillionaire! ––– “So today, Mosul fell. Mosul is the second largest city in Iraq. The Iraqi government we “installed”, has now lost Fallujah,...
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Inequity is Hilarious
What do the Mars agenda and hip replacement have in common? The answer is inequity! ––– To think, to shit, and to pick up flowers, it is not the same thing – Serbian proverb All men are born equal,...
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Who Stole Our Football?
Football was a global community sport, now it has become a corporate global commodity. ––– The Day Football Died It was at 90+ minutes in Belo Horizonte when the world finally believed that Brazilian...
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War is What We are Used to
Imagine a world without the conflict between Israel and Palestine. What would the news do without this war? ––– How many of us were born in the era of middle-east conflict? How many of us remember the...
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Good Morning Iraq
Good Morning Vietnam showed us the effects of the USA’s war in Vietnam, do we need a Good Morning Iraq too? ––– “There will be no reintroduction of American combat forces into Iraq. Nobody, I think,...
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No Cure for Sexuality or Stupidity
Have you ever tried to invite your friend for a beer or coffee and instead of approval you receive an excuse like… ––– “Sorry but I have to stay at home, I’m trying to cure my daughter, she is lesbian...
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Social Media is Making Politicians More Populist Than Ever!
If politicians are populists who are the people that make them popular? ––– For the first time in human history leaders actually must know what the people’s needs are. In the vast majority of the...
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I’m Not a Male Role Model to My Daughters, Spiderman is.
For a father in the Balkans, a good male role model can be hard to find. ––– As the father of two beautiful girls I’ve become a much better person, learning to listen, to keep my mouth shut, and to...
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“Oh My Darling Ebola”
Taking his cue from the Gold Rush song “Oh My Darling,” Srgjan Ivanovik explores the political populism of Ebola. ––– The sad truth about the Ebola outbreak is that more than 4000 people have died...
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When Size Matters For Man and Country
The disturbing truth behind the influence of male stereotypes on destructive behavior ––– Many of my friends who live abroad asked me if it was true that a man from a little town in Macedonia had...
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The CIA Tortures Abroad
Public Witness Against Torture (Washington, DC: March 10, 2008) Who tortures US citizens at home? ––– The U.S. Senate recently released a report on the brutal interrogation techniques perpetrated by...
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Je Suis Karim al-Banna, My name is Karim al-Banna
A young man from Egypt was sentenced to a three year jail sentence because he admitted he is an atheist and insulted Islam on Facebook. ––– It is unclear whether Karim al-Banna, who lives in a small...
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Democracy and Economy are Jokes, and I am My Own Worst Critic
Srgjan Ivanovik’s failed attempt at a novel helped expose the Macedonian jokes of Democracy and Economy. ––– His eyes were scrolling around the same neighbourhood, where he lived for the past twelve...
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If Jesus Returned to the People Again
… only atheists would believe in him. “He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no...
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Why is a Paper Book Better Than an eBook?
Embed from Getty Images Buying an eBook is much cheaper than a hard copy and that’s a fact that doesn’t need additional explanation. ___ For readers, the most important thing about books is content,...
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Always Be Yourself! Or You can Try to be Even Better
Embed from Getty Images There is a great, not so ancient proverb that says: Always be yourself unless you are Batman. If you are Batman, then be Batman as much as you can. — Of course, being you is...
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No Divorce Can be Worse Than a Bad Marriage
Embed from Getty Images What is divorce, an ending or a beginning, or little bit of both? — Maybe the simple fact is when one relationship is over maybe, just maybe, there is a chance for happiness....
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Parenting is Cool But Also Stressful in Times of Crisis
What one guy learned about fear from balancing financial, emotional, and political stress while becoming a father ––– Remembering the last days of my wife’s first pregnancy less than five years ago, I...
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