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Taiwan: Defeated by the Worst in Ourselves

Jennifer Sampson - September 8, 2021. Published in UDN

[W]hy are people so easily manipulated by the worst of humanity?

India: Finesse and Firmness

Lalatendu Das - August 19, 2021. Published in The Statesman

The White House has initiated an essay toward tact and firmness.

Canada: United States: Mask or Vaccine Passport?

Robin Koerner - August 16, 2021. Published in L'actualité--Quebec

If the vaccine is the nearly infallible tool to protect from complications tied to COVID-19, and if one really wants to call for a government mandate, then why not require the vaccine rather than the mask?

Japan: PGA Championship: The Return of Excited Cheers

Dorothy Phoenix - June 6, 2021. Published in Sankei News

The only way forward to return to normal life is to endure self-restraint during the state of emergency and increase the number of vaccinations.

Brazil: Distrust Leads the Vaccinated to the Absurd Situation of Continuing To Wear Masks in the US

Robin Koerner - June 4, 2021. Published in Jovem Pan

Australia: America’s Unmasking Offers Australia a Lesson: Stop Downplaying the Vaccines

Rejeanne Lacroix - May 17, 2021. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

United Arab Emirates: The 100 Days That Could Change America

Robin Koerner - December 6, 2020. Published in Khaleej Times

[T]he Biden presidency will start at a socially and politically precarious time.

Taiwan: Americans Should Show Empathy for Compatriots

Robin Koerner - December 2, 2020. Published in Taipei Times

Germany: Unfortunately, COVID-19 Experience Has Not Changed Trump

Robin Koerner - October 17, 2020. Published in Die Welt

Had the president not made the ostentatious rejection of COVID-19 rules his ideological shtick, probably none of this would have happened.

United Arab Emirates: For Trump, It’s All About a Show of Strength

Robin Koerner - October 11, 2020. Published in Khaleej Times

Those who were hoping that Trump's illness would make him a little more empathetic are in for disappointment.

Japan: Protest Masks and Poetry

Robin Koerner - October 7, 2020. Published in Asahi Shimbun

Taiwan: Trump’s COVID-19 Performance

Robin Koerner - October 4, 2020. Published in The Taipei Times

The Trump administration did not do as badly as it is being accused of by its opponents.

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