By William J. Furney The only store in the tiny village in Lanzarote I’ve been staying in for the last
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The Best Little Shop in the World
By William J. Furney The only store in the tiny village in Lanzarote I’ve been staying in for the last few weeks has little on its shelves. And what’s there
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Lost, and Sadly Found, Amid the Cactus Fields of Macaronesia
By William J. Furney Resources are scarce on these Macaronesian islands. There is no rain, and life — plant and animal — clings on, desperately hoping for some kind of
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Dropping Out, Tuning In
By William J. Furney In a year marked by the loss of my father, whom I had lived with and helped care for during the past decade of his ill
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Are Mandatory Covid Vaccinations a Violation of Human Rights?
By William J. Furney In France, police are patrolling streetside cafes and asking patrons sipping coffee and wine if they’re vaccinated against covid, and if so, to please show digital
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As 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Nears, the US Government Has Questions to Answer
By William J. Furney In just over a month, the families of the almost 3,000 people who perished in airplane attacks in the United States will commemorate the Al Qaeda
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The Conning Coronavirus Doctor
By William J. Furney The petite, rotund and effervescent Indian doctor standing in front of me is gushing about how much cheaper she is for coronavirus travel tests than the
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What’s Bugging China?
By William J. Furney It’s the most difficult challenge of our time, and there’s one question every country on the planet wants an answer to — except one, unless it
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Cuba’s Reawakening: ¡Viva La (Nueva) Revolución!
By William J. Furney With Fidel gone and Raúl in retirement, there’s no longer a Castro cult of personality to keep the people of Cuba warm at night on their
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A Summer of Hope, and a Winter of Despair
By William J. Furney So far it’s mostly been a typical washout of a summer in England, which should surprise no one living there, but still it does. A few
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After Costly Afghanistan Misadventure, More Disaster Looms
By William J. Furney After two decades in war-ravaged Afghanistan, the United States has had enough and, under orders from President Biden, packed up and left this week, surely hoping
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