James Ron – Medium

James Ron

Pinned

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

The Demise of the Global Human Rights Sector: A Tragedy Foretold

About ten years ago, a prominent British academic, Stephen Hopgood, wrote that the human rights movement was in its “end times,” chiefly…

May 1

May 1

Why Is Public Support for Elite Universities so Weak?

A few years ago, I worked with a colleague doing political science fieldwork in Ethiopia.

Apr 9

Why Is Public Support for Elite Universities so Weak?

Apr 9

Who is dying and disappearing in Mexico? Data on the Burden of Violence, Visualized in 10 Graphs

The recent discovery of an isolated ranch in the Mexican state of Jalisco where criminals appear to have cremated dozens, if not hundreds…

Mar 20

Who is dying and disappearing in Mexico? Data on the Burden of Violence, Visualized in 10 Graphs

Mar 20

Trump, Foreign Aid, and the “NGO Scramble”

Trump and Elon Musk’s recent attacks on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will have an immediate and…

Feb 24

Feb 24

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…

Jan 14

Jan 14

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

James Ron

James Ron

James Ron is a former academic, journalist, and human rights investigator. See www.jamesron.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ron-jr/ for details.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Rules
Terms
Text to speech