AFP: Robbie Corey-Boulet on Ethiopia’s pimped-out VW Beetles
The new generation is embracing the long-ubiquitous bug, with some choice modifications.
The American Prospect: Jonathan Guyer reviews Bari Weiss book
The conservative writer glosses over unsettling developments in the white-first movement.
Foreign Policy: Neri Zilber on John Bolton’s ouster
Israelis worry their country may be left on its own to fight Iranian influence in the region.
Law & Liberty: Paul Rahe asks if Erdogan has lost his touch
The tactics that enabled Turkey's strongman ruler to rise to dominance may now render similar maneuvers impossible.
Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Netanyahu in overdrive
Israel's prime minister is firing on all cylinders to secure the right-wing vote ahead of a tight re-election bid.
Oxford-Border Criminologies: Amelia Frank-Vitale on Mexico’s punishing of migrant helpers
In the absence of state protection, accompaniment has been a crucial strategy for protecting migrants and refugees.
Washington Post: Eve Fairbanks on echos of antebellum rhetoric
The "reasonable right's" word choices exactly mimic the Old South's support of slavery.
Bloomberg: Ezra Fieser on Chobani’s hiring of refugees
The yogurt billionaire Hamdi Ulukaya is asking business leaders to give jobs to migrants.
NYT reviews Robbie Corey-Boulet’s new book
Has Western L.G.B.T.Q. activism actually hurt the cause in Africa?
MSNBC: Shannon Sims on the burning of the Amazon
Environmental groups attribute the record rates of incineration to increased deforestation under Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro.