On the Faroe Islands, a traditional Indigenous practice prompts debate. […]
A whale of a controversy
Operation Hajj
Dick Nolte reports in 1952 about a “turning point” US-Arab relations: a US mission to fly stranded pilgrims to Mecca.
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Living in Cuba
As the economy approaches a breaking point under US sanctions, historic numbers of people are leaving. But some are deciding to stay. […]
Video: Drug policy in the Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil
Fellowship report and discussion […]
Prohibition, populism and public health
The Philippines wrestles with drug policy reform after Duterte’s ‘war on drugs.’ […]
The return of the German flag
Jill Winder reflects in 2006 on Germans’ complex relationship with their national flag.
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WSJ: Joel Millman reviews Oliver Hilmes’ Summer of Freedom
“‘Summer of Freedom’ Review: Waking Up From a Nightmare,” by Joel Millman (El Salvador, 1987-1989), Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2026 […]
This time without vampires
Cinema and television in Kuwait […]
Gringo comes to Manila
Erik Guyot reports from the Philippines in 1987 about his source’s attempt to help overthrow the president.
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A French school and the philosophical education of America’s Founding Fathers
The College of St. Omer had an outsized influence on US independence. […]