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How many other victims will capital punishment create in the United States before we become aware of the inhumane character of a punishment incompatible with modern society?

Obama remains insistent that the U.S. must lead the rest of the world and that the 21st century should, like the one preceding it, have the U.S. at the helm. But upon hearing him say these words now, one cannot help but feel that he lacks the wherewithal to back them up.

'If you believe that you have understood the Middle Eastern conflict, it is because it has been badly explained to you.'

[T]he images of police officer Derek Chauvin sitting with his hands in his pockets while Floyd suffocated have been the spark that started the revolt.

The very American tendency to consider the United States as a beacon dedicated to inspire humanity can lead to an unfailing good conscience.

Americans love to mock French people, but France is in pretty good shape: high-speed trains, a healthcare system which is among the world’s best, healthy food, an enviable lifestyle, veneration for culture, leisure and education that the United States has never known.

The New York Times notes that in almost all the districts where a senator was up for re-election, average income has dropped since 2007.

At a time when the U.S. is increasingly turning inward and with narrow self-interest in ascendancy, eternal vigilance must be the watchword.