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Pakistan imprisons Imran Khan Imran Khan is a demagogue. Like Viktor Orbán of Hungary, he thought he could rule Pakistan like an autocrat. And, just like Orbán, he seemed to think fraternizing with Russian President Vladimir Putin was the best way to win friends and influence Western leaders. That autocratic style of leadership has worked for Orbán, but… Read more.
Khan and Trump, two scared puppies Nobody in public life knows how to get under former President Donald Trump’s thin skin like former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The way she needles him with her acerbic wit and boss-lady moves is legendary. And so she remarked that he looked like a “scared puppy” at his DC arraignment last week. ‘I wasn’t in… Read more.
India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir ever since the British partitioned India in 1947. In fact, not since the Peloponnesian Wars has one divided nation fought so many wars to so little effect. To be fair, each side insists it has only ever engaged in defensive cross-border skirmishes. And nothing lends more credence… Read more.
