Tacky, Tiresome, Truculent, Turks
There’s an April 24th Special Issue coming up and I’ve been wondering if anything relevant would inspire me with an appropriate topic. When in doubt, count on the Turks. This time, I didn’t even have […]
There’s an April 24th Special Issue coming up and I’ve been wondering if anything relevant would inspire me with an appropriate topic. When in doubt, count on the Turks. This time, I didn’t even have […]
Did you see the LATimes’ Sunday March 16 hard-copy edition? The front page of the main section of the newspaper was half covered (vertically) with what I understand is called an “ad wrap” which then […]
Well, maybe it’s more than a week’s worth of craziness, but it’s still heartening, maddening, and plain old time-energy-attention consuming, all in one. The Azeris’ attempt to pass deceitful measures in various state houses took […]
Endless comparisons are made between the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust. However, there is yet another comparison that is rarely made: the Turkish ability to carry out the Armenian Genocide and inability to eliminate […]
Growing up, I used to think a dime was a big coin, despite its diminutive size. For a dime, I could get into a movie and see two feature films. I could buy a pocketful […]
There’s a lot going on in the Republic of Armenia (RoA), the U.S., and across the world that impacts us as citizens. We are buffeted by social, political, and economic winds that impact not just […]
Two weeks ago—on the last day of the three-month deadline—the Swiss government decided to file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the Perincek vs. Switzerland lawsuit. Even though the text […]
The purpose of this column is to draw lessons from the recent attacks on the Armenian town of Kessab in Syria. Last week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took two bold actions: 1) he […]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s threat to retaliate against anyone in Syria who dares to damage the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire, is the latest manifestation of […]
We make much of our efforts to “preserve” our culture. Preserve is probably a bad word for what we do, since it implies immutability, stasis, and that means death for culture. I’m reminded of my […]
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