Two otherwise unrelated but Armenia-impacting items caught my eye this week. The first was yet another “brilliancy prize”-worthy article by Arye Gut, an Armenian-hating hack. The second was Nikol Pashinyan’s proposal to make the Republic […]
Sometimes undesirable outcomes cross everyone’s mind. Here are five of mine. What if the oligarchic circles in both Armenian republics get their act together and REALLY launch a counter-revolution? A coarse course instead of velvety […]
After I mentioned the topic of this piece in a Facebook posting, a friend was insistent that I do a full piece on it, so here goes. “Don’t think of an elephant.” What just happened […]
As some of you are reading this, others will still be at Glendale’s civic center rallying on the occasion of Nikol Pashinyan’s first 100 days in office as the Republic of Armenia’s prime minister. This […]
Gar oo chgar/there was and wasn’t (or in English “once upon a time”), a dreamer, Ergonfound, who loved an activity called mostfunthing and, being Armenian, wanted to create a group so all Armenians would have […]
The song from “The Wizard of Oz” just kept coming to mind as I sat down to write this article. The contrast between the previous Diaspora Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the current […]
The subject of this article was inspired by a friend who called to convey concerns about it, just as I was wondering what the heck I would write about this week. The issue is the […]
Great news! Did you hear? Two years, 77,000 people charged with terrorism, more than 150,000 fired public sector workers, an invasion-cum-occupation of Syria, massive repression and bombing of civilian population, who-knows-how-many-deaths, and seven extensions of […]
Before proceeding to the gripe session I had envisioned for this week, I want to acknowledge and address (very briefly) the thoughtful comments and queries posted to my previous piece about the Armenian Revolutionary Federation […]
Last weekend, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) of the Western U.S. held its 52nd Convention. This meeting occurs every other year. It reviews and evaluates the organization’s activities of the preceding two years and adopts […]
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