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Memories, Family, and the Smell of Cordite.

A few years ago, I visited a gun shop and shooting range. I’m a liberal opposed to the proliferation of guns in America, but I did spend…

Jan 7

Jan 7

Inside the Slab, a Hidden Aperture

I’m taking a creative writing class, and one of our exercises was to write about a beloved possession. To describe it in detail, and to…

4d ago

4d ago

On Death and Divorce

Two people close to me are approaching the end of their lives, and I’m watching them suffer from pain and anxiety.

Jan 7

Jan 7

Why is Turkey in Libya?

This week, a brief clash between rival armed factions in Libya’s capital city, Tripoli, again emphasized the country’s unresolved civil…

Aug 18, 2023

Aug 18, 2023

The Nakbah and The Holocaust: Pillars of Jewish and Palestinian Identity

I just returned from an eight-day trip to Israel and Palestine (specifically, the West Bank) with my 16-year-old son.

Aug 18, 2023

Aug 18, 2023

Why did Israeli soldiers use both restraint and brutality during the first Palestinian uprising?

In 1988, Israeli security forces engaged in a wide variety of repressive tactics aimed at putting down the Palestinian uprising in the West…

Aug 2, 2023

Aug 2, 2023

If human rights are universal, why is the funding for rights advocacy groups so one-sided?

Human rights are universal, and everyone, in theory, should be supportive. However, when raising funds for human rights, the money tends to…

Aug 1, 2023

Aug 1, 2023

Are human rights organizations fronts for American foreign policy agencies?

In some parts of the world, people think that human rights organizations are agents of US imperialism rather than neutral purveyors of the…

Aug 1, 2023

Aug 1, 2023

Doing an End Run Around the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

What if the US can figure out how to bypass the Israeli-Palestinian standoff by bringing in the Saudis? R

Aug 1, 2023

Aug 1, 2023

Despite all the anger and mistrust, Palestinians can’t afford to sit out the protests in Israel.

Read more at https://www.jamesron.net/post/palestinians-shouldn-t-sit-out-the-anti-coup-protests-in-israel

Aug 1, 2023

Aug 1, 2023

James Ron

James Ron

James Ron is a sociologist and political scientist. He taught for over two decades in universities and now consults privately. www.jamesron.com

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