EU And US: A Relationship Of Concern

Much to their detriment, Americans like to ignore the world. Accordingly, they do not appreciate reminders that, like it or not, the rest of the world is out there. Worse, some of its “leading leaders” have rabies and “bite”. Aware of the provocation, Duly Noted has often indulge … | Continue reading


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EU And US: A Relationship Of Concern

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Perils and their Perspectives

It is risky to take the rickety boat from Africa to Europe. Nevertheless, masses embark on a journey to a dream that dissipates once reached. Unshaken by the perils, the goal remains to enter an assumed paradise. The participants put themselves in harm’s way and antagonize hosts … | Continue reading


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Perils and their Perspectives

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Run For Peace?

Does this sound like an admonition? Such as in “run for good health”. Since the writer has experienced the University of Oregon’s legendary Bill Bowermann, moreover, since ever since he stuck to daily running and weight lifting interrupted by reading Russian, such a call would be … | Continue reading


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Run For Peace?

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What Is Wrong Here?

Those that peruse numerous news sources run into reports that cannot be true, should not be true, but that are, nevertheless, true. In time, a bouquet accumulates to be shared with those that can laugh even if it hurts. 1. The “EU is ready with sanctions if Ukraine ceasefire viol … | Continue reading


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What Is Wrong Here?

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Justice And Common Sense

For long, a plea for the recognition of a Kurdish entity has been in “Duly Noted’s” pipeline. The Kurd’s impressive valor and the injustices meted out to them to create “stable conditions”, constitute a moral imperative to present this piece. It is tempting to plead here what can … | Continue reading


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Justice And Common Sense

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The Structure of Education is the Structure of Faith

This is the first in a series of three essays intended to critique selected aspects of the prevailing modern worldview of the West’s ubiquitous liberal regime. In the present essay, I am interested in the prevailing modern view of education; I argue that various pre-modern ways o … | Continue reading


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The Structure of Education is the Structure of Faith

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“No Guns”: Who Benefits?

This column likes to assert that the threat to our way of life does not reflect the muscles of its enemy. Materially, the challenger is too backward to upset the world order. This applies, whether the foes meant are Marxists, traditional ethnic imperialist (Russia), religious sup … | Continue reading


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“No Guns”: Who Benefits?

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Jihad’s Ace Cards Unmasked

Advanced societies find it difficult to respond to Islam’s fundamentalists. The credit is not due to the fanatics. Yes, the cards they hold are used ruthlessly and cleverly and they score spectacularly. However, the real super-weapon of the radicals is their victim’s mind-set. Ou … | Continue reading


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Jihad’s Ace Cards Unmasked

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The Web Of Soothing Lies

A lesson from mankind’s experience is that all past generations have lived “interesting times”. Popular amnesia likes to lose sight of this; therefore, we think our day’s vicissitudes are unprecedented. That said it appears that we are departing from the cast of the past in a way … | Continue reading


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The Web Of Soothing Lies

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Breaking With the Past?

Forgiveness not met by regret implies subjugation. The practical use of history is its distorted exploitation. This abuse accompanies the following discourse about the present. Perceived developments that disturb the world order and our holiday peace produce sundry responses. Som … | Continue reading


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Breaking With the Past?

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