A flamboyant populist and founder of a virulently anti-immigrant political party, Geert Wilders sees himself as a champion of free speech in the Netherlands.
Did Anti-Muslim Dutch Lawmaker Wilders Incite Hatred?
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Nation: ‘Every Negro Who Discharges His Duty Faithfully Is Making a Real Contribution”
AS 19,300,000 U.S. Negroes seek equal employment rights, they are often met by an endlessly infuriating question: Are they really equal to whites in their abilities, or are they disqualified by some anthropological defect?
Texting While Eating: The New Etiquette of Casual Dining
I can’t pretend to be the most elegant of men. My manners, as you would expect of any zealot, are half feral at best.
Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense
Correction Appended: April 16, 2009 For the past several years, I’ve been harboring a fantasy, a last political crusade for the baby-boom generation. We, who started on the path of righteousness, marching for civil rights and against the war in Vietnam, need to find an appropriately high-minded approach to life’s exit ramp
Voices Crying in the Wilderness: Mexico’s Drug March to the Border
It was the moment everyone on the “Caravan of Solace” had been waiting for.
A Pakistani Journalist Vanishes: Is the I.S.I. Involved?
Fears are growing for the safety of a well-known Pakistani journalist who has been missing for 39 hours now and, according to an international advocacy group, is believed to be in the custody of the Pakistan’s controversial Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence . Human Rights Watch declared that Saleem Shahzad, a reporter working for the Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online and Adnkronos International, the Italian news agency, could be subject to mistreatment and even torture while in custody.
The End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: A Gay Officer Offers An Inside View of the Military’s Rush to Adapt
What a fascinating time to be a gay man in the U.S.
The Suicide Seeds
For farmers hoping for a healthy harvest, the best place to turn for help these days is the Monsanto Corp. One of the world’s leading biotechnology companies–and lately a pioneer in genetically engineered seeds–Monsanto has been incorporating flashy traits like herbicide and pest resistance into everything from canola to corn.
Foot-and-Mouth in South Korea: 1 Million Farm Animals Slaughtered
Shin Chang-seon seems to know everyone in Gapyeong, a small town about 45 miles northeast of Seoul. The 58-year-old president of the local beef association was once the village chief here; he now has a cattle farm with just over 100 cows.
Israel: Are Gay Rights Used to Hide Palestinian Conflicts?
Next month is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride month, an international season of parades, cultural festivals and street parties celebrating gay rights. But amid all the good cheer, tensions are rising over a controversial issue that is splintering LGBT communities