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Mixed signals from an increasingly erratic administration's poorly-conceived policies
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Still waving the flag
After all these years, and especially today, the Fourth still means something special to me
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More foreign affairs in a crazy, mixed-up world
First divest your conscience, all ye who enter this Faustian comedy
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More foreign affairs in a crazy, mixed-up world
Surinamese election update: nothing definite yet, but corruption charges are flying
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Thoughts on seeking a more civil discourse in America
And how some of our leaders might still be talked down from the ledge
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More foreign affairs in a crazy, mixed-up world
Filling ambassadorial ranks with amateurs--with fewer qualified backups: a rookie move by a distracted president and worse, a misguided Senate
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer's thoughts on public stupidity
A German martyr confronts Nazi madness with grace and clarity. His words echo still.
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Ben Justesen's personal Substack blog-newsletter -- containing my observations on historical nuggets of interest, excerpts from my other published works, remembrances from a long career, and more
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