Iran Has ‘Good Understanding’ with Qatar on Access to $6 Billion Biden Windfall
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has claimed he has reached a “good understanding” with Qatar over access to the $6 billion in cash paid by President Joe Biden after the prisoner exchange deal with the United States in September 2023. Biden administration officials continue to insist that access to Iranian funds is limited. “Qatar has assets […]
‘Everyone Should Be Evolving in Our Understanding of How Things Work’
On NBC’s “MTP Now” on Friday, Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) responded to a question about 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris abandoning the multiple positions she took during the 2020 presidential election, saying, “Everybody should have a better understanding of how things work. It’s okay to take a position.” “Vice President Harris has been the […]
‘Food is the key to understanding Marseille’: a gastronomic city tour | Marseille holidays
‘T“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are,” wrote philosopher and gourmet Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825, and this is especially true in Marseille today: food is key to understanding the city. Kesra Flatbread baked by Algerian grandmothers in Noailles. Pizza devoured by young people and families wearing Olympique de […]
Understanding the Covid Odds
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve been vaccinated and still feel mortally threatened by the virus, please read this. It’s obviously not easy to give up fear of Covid-19, to judge from a recent survey showing that the vaccinated are actually more frightened than the unvaccinated. Another survey found that most Democratic voters are so worried that they […]
A Test of Your Understanding of Diversity
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes A one-question test reveals that diversity is as much about exclusion as it is about inclusion. The purpose of this paper is to test your understanding of diversity and its related movements of equity and inclusion. We’ll begin with the five precepts of diversity and then turn to a one-question […]