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She’s on. She’s off. She’s on again. Maybe. Maybe not. She’s tired. She’s rich – she no longer cares. Who knows? Since her retirement as President Obama’s Secretary of State …

George Orwell noted in his classic novel “1984” that “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” Orwell’s nightmarish analysis may about …

THROW MONEY AT IT: The Senate has approved a $16 billion bill to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs. This in the wake of revelations that schedulers were asked to …

 SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Angry accusations flew across social media over the last week, with no middle ground sought by participants in the conversations on which side is …

As everyone knows, the “People’s” “Republic” of China employs armies of hackers to perform corporate espionage and subvert foreign computer systems. This year there was even an indictment in US …

RUSSIAN TO JUDGMENT — The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has brought new calls for action against Russia, which is actively encouraging militias to move into eastern Ukraine. The airline …

Much chatter fills the air these days about the so-called “death” of publishing. Newspapers have either closed, or morphed from print to digital format; journalists and editors have been canned; …

Just when you think there isn’t enough trouble in Ukraine, a plane crashes — and reports confirm that it was shot down by a Russian-made surface-based antiaircraft system. A Malaysia …

The Statue of Liberty is one of the world’s most famous symbols. Based in New York Harbor, the robed and crowned “Lady Liberty” holds her torch high to welcome arrivals …

When we think of the UK, many of us conjure up images of English gentlemen, cream tea and scones, Scottish bagpipes and haggis, and Irish music and Guinness (even though Ireland …