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January 4, 2020 Commentary

Big Triumph for Ethical Veganism as Destructive Carnivores Increasingly Derided

By William J. Furney A judge in England has ruled that veganism is “important” and deserving of respect, and that he was “satisfied overwhelmingly that ethical veganism does constitute a

December 22, 2019 Commentary

Trump’s Exclusive New Club

By William J. Furney It doesn’t matter that Donald John Trump will most likely survive attempts to topple him, after the Senate votes to acquit the contentious American leader in

December 15, 2019 Commentary

Boris Bulldozes His Way to Concrete Brexit Power

By William J. Furney Boris Johnson’s “extraordinary” success, to use his own post-victory description of his election gamble, is testament to the power of the simple slogan — trotting the

December 8, 2019 Commentary / International Affairs

North Korea’s Kim Clambers Up on His High Horse

By William J. Furney North Korea, the most isolated country in the world, has leaders who are big on bombastic image but critically short on vital substance. The attention-hungry totalitarian

December 1, 2019 Commentary

It’s the Most Hypocritical Time of the Year

By William J. Furney Almost everywhere I go on my travels, all I see are enormous people carrying enormous bags and dining on huge meals and downing waterfalls of drinks.

October 26, 2019 Commentary / International Affairs / Reportage

Spain Must Free Catalonian Independence Prisoners to Restore Order

By William J. Furney, in Barcelona It’s past midnight on Monday in the Catalonian capital Barcelona, where nine independence leaders were jailed by the Spanish Supreme Court earlier in the

October 6, 2019 Commentary

Saudi Arabia’s Arrogance Dries Up as Oil Runs Out

By William J. Furney Oil, it turns out, is not just a killer for the environment, unleashing pent-up carbons through its powering of transport and everything else we need to

October 5, 2019 Commentary / International Affairs

Courageous Greta Thunberg Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

By William J. Furney Whether Greta Thunberg wins the Nobel Peace Prize next week for her environmental campaigning is irrelevant — because the Swedish organisation with its money from the

September 14, 2019 Commentary

WikiLeaks Is Dead, as Founder Assange Flounders in Jail

By William J. Furney Julian Assange‘s grand, world-changing plans have finally come crashing down and ended up on the scrapheap of internet publishing. The Australian former computer hacker with giant

September 7, 2019 Commentary / International Affairs

Boris’ Brexit Bull May Land Him Behind Bars

By William J. Furney To publicly admit you’re a supporter of the United Kingdom’s proposed departure from the mighty European Union is to usually invite scorn and ridicule: you’d be