Suffering and Dependence: How Colonialist Discourse Denies African Statehood

Suffering and Dependence: How Colonialist Discourse Denies African Statehood

The struggles of post-colonial states are due to enduring colonial influence. In this essay, I will first explore how colonialism in Africa was conducted and how the methods of colonial historiography contributed to a romanticising of its impact. I will then take Cote d’Ivoire as a case study, tracing its fluctuating fortunes after independence and…

Major Mysteries of the 1990s

Major Mysteries of the 1990s

I spent most of the 1990s heavily involved in politics and political campaigns, often working closely with individuals quite active in conservative and Republican Party circles, and became friendly with many of them. Bill Clinton was President during those years, and I never had strong feelings about him one way or the other, agreeing with…

Stille Nacht aus Belmarsh, Bethlehem. Dublin, Damascus, Kiev und Stalingrad

Stille Nacht aus Belmarsh, Bethlehem. Dublin, Damascus, Kiev und Stalingrad

Let’s give a thought for the women and children of Syria, the country where Christianity first took hold and which gifted the word the great apostle Paul. Christmas 1942. As the Wehrmacht pulverize all before them, German radio brings greetings to the home front from all of the Reich’s forces, from Ice Seaport Liinakhamari, from…