The year of the revolutions began in January, in a small country of little importance. Then the protests spread to the region’s largest and most important state, toppling a regime that had seemed firmly entrenched
Tag Archives: freedom
Egypt: Is the Military with or Against the Revolution?
Federal Budget: Don’t Cut Funding for Homeless Veterans
Global Girl Power: To Fight Poverty, Invest in Girls
Medicine: Help for Multiple Sclerosis?
Wall Street Journal Best Sellers
Wall Street Journal Best Sellers Best-Selling Books Week Ended Oct. 2 FICTION 1. “Freedom: A Novel” by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 2. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “Bad Blood: A Virgil Flowers Novel” by John Sandford (Putnam Adult) 4. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” by Stieg Larsson […]
Are US Nukes in Europe Secure?
Hey Ireland, Please Drop the World Cup Do-Over
In Britain, a Pop Star and a Politician Fuel Debates over Freedom of Speech
All-male college cracks down on cross-dressing
An all-male college in Atlanta, Georgia, has banned the wearing of women’s clothes, makeup, high heels and purses as part of a new crackdown on what the institution calls inappropriate attire. No dress-wearing is part of a larger dress code launched this week that Morehouse College is calling its “Appropriate Attire Policy.” The policy also bans wearing hats in buildings, pajamas in public, do-rags, sagging pants, sunglasses in class and walking barefoot on campus