Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times The recently late but eternally great Yogi Berra famously said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” That’s a concise diagnosis for the problem ailing our constitutional Republic: We don’t…
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UN Human Rights Council Elections Betray Victims
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—Elections and selections among candidates to the UN Human Rights Council has again highlighted a glaring flaw in a system where politically authoritarian regimes such as…
Canada’s “Trudeau-Mania”: What It Means For The USA
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—The sweeping electoral victory of Canada’s Liberal Party under Justin Trudeau after ten years of Conservative party government, sets a new agenda and political template for…
Mi CASA su CASA
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times By virtually every measure, New Hampshire is a great place to be a kid and to raise a family. In the current Casey Foundation “Kids Count” data book, we rank…
UN Security Council’s Musical Chairs
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—In its annual selection process, the full General Assembly has picked five countries to serve as non-permanent members on the UN Security Council. Importantly, Egypt, Japan…
Syrian Refugee Crisis A Challenge And Threat To Europe
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—The almost Biblical scenes of mass humanity surging through Europe from the Balkans to the Baltic have created jarring images as we see a mass movement…
Lie To Me
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing The storyline seems intriguing enough: A doctor famous for exploiting body language to discern the truth grows rich using his skills to solve crimes. The television show “Lie to…
Jordanian King Calls Clash with Radical Islam a “Third World War”
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS — Among the 193 Presidential and Ministerial speeches being made during the UN General Assembly debate, most will present politically pedantic and often droning restatements…
President Xi’s Swag vs the Pope’s Black Fiat
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – Both Pope Francis and China’s President are visiting the United States at the same time. Two men whose paths will nearly intersect, both not…
Best and Brightest
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer There’s nothing quite as life-affirming as attending a Boy Scout Eagle Court of Honor, recognizing the accomplishments of a new Eagle Scout. I’ve attended six Eagle ceremonies as…
UN Assembly Session Begins Under Clouds of War and Crisis
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—Dark war clouds swirl from the Middle East, humanitarian crises worsen in Sub-Saharan Africa, and as refugees pour fourth into the developed world, the UN General…
Syria’s Migrant Wave Challenges Europe,
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – The scenes of Syrians fleeing their homeland and pouring on to the roads and rail links of Greece and the Balkans create an almost…
Ivory Tower Of Babel
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer It took them more than a week to recognize they had become laughingstocks, but University of Tennessee president Joe DiPietro finally ordered the Knoxville campus to remove a…
China Blues
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer New York—The reverberations of China’s economic jolt are being felt worldwide from New York, to London, Frankfurt and Tokyo. It’s the fear of a slowdown in the…
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe…
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer “It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” ― J. K. Rowling “We are our choices.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre In the…