Journalism in Afghanistan

by | Aug 12, 2022 | Afghanistan, Journalism, Journalists

THIS BLOG WILL PAUSE BRIEFLY. POSTING WILL RESUME ON AUGUST 23. Ayaz Gul at VOA: A survey finds that Afghanistan has lost nearly 60 percent of its journalists, especially women reporters, and 40 percent of its national media outlets since the Taliban regained control...

Threats Against a Judge

by | Aug 11, 2022 | Judiciary, Public Service, Violence

Madeline Fixler at JTA: Bruce Reinhart, the federal judge in Florida who signed the warrant allowing the FBI to raid former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property on Tuesday, has been hit with a wave of antisemitic threats online. The outburst has appeared on...

Nixon Farewell

by | Aug 10, 2022 | Nixon

Richard Nixon to the White House staff, 48 years ago yesterday: We want you to be proud of what you have done. We want you to continue to serve in government, if that is your wish. Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others...

Courage and Reelection

by | Aug 7, 2022 | Courage

John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage: These, then, are some of the pressures which confront a man of conscience. He cannot ignore the pressure groups, his constituents, his party, the comradeship of his colleagues, the needs of his family, his own pride in office, the...