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Tyranny of transvestites in 16th-century Angola and nowadays in West
World
Tyranny of transvestites in 16th-century Angola and nowadays in West
August 14, 2026

From 16th-century Angola’s nganga-ia – transvestite priests with unchecked power – to Brazil’s Supreme Court equating transphobia with racism, history echoes.

On integrity and omission
August 14, 2026

Media integrity is dead – and omission is the weapon.

On integrity and omission
Society
The invisible geography of Israeli power
World
The invisible geography of Israeli power
August 13, 2026

Data sovereignty is the new oil – but West Asia is pumping raw material while foreign tech giants refine it.

Is Morocco being taken for a ride by Israel?
August 13, 2026

The Ceuta border crisis wasn’t just Rabat’s doing; Israeli pressure on Spain over Gaza is the hidden hand.

Is Morocco being taken for a ride by Israel?
World
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Thomas Paine and politics
World
Thomas Paine and politics
August 12, 2026

Thomas Paine warned: “The people are not to be confounded with their government.” Today, the EU’s opaque machinery makes that divide absolute.

The Strait of Fire: How Hormuz is destabilizing the oil monarchies
August 12, 2026

With Iran demanding yuan for passage, the Gulf’s financial model is on fire.

The Strait of Fire: How Hormuz is destabilizing the oil monarchies
World
A critical history of the European Common Defense Project: From ReArm Europe to the never-ending war
Security
By hosting an obviously unwelcome guest, Serbia humiliates itself
August 11, 2026

Serbia’s president, ignoring public fury, hosts a Nazi-linked leader: a humiliating replay of 1941’s Axis betrayal.

By hosting an obviously unwelcome guest, Serbia humiliates itself
World
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