Monthly Archives: September 2017

Will We Address Asian Privilege?

Posted on September 16, 2017 by M. Meo

The figures from the United States Census appear to show that the Asian population has a mean income some 25 % above that of the so-called “white” population. That threatens, on the face of it, the category of Asian folk … Continue reading →

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We Can Try Our Best and Still Fail

Posted on September 16, 2017 by M. Meo

If we take the idea seriously, that the United States has not become an empire, but always, since its founding, has been an empire, we could be situated, I believe, better to evaluate its present position. If ever there is … Continue reading →

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Deir ez-Zor Has Been Relieved

Posted on September 4, 2017 by M. Meo

The Syrian Army, with assistance from Russian and Iranian armed forces, today broke the two-year siege of the last substantial city controlled by ISIS in Syria, Deir ez-Zor on the Euphrates. Update 5 September 2017:  You heard it here first. … Continue reading →

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American Empire

Posted on September 4, 2017 by M. Meo

The recent textbook of world history — winner of the 2011 World History Association prize — by Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference, provides a well-researched, thoroughly-documented, balanced interpretation of the history … Continue reading →

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