Greg Cusack

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Virus containment efforts a reminder of our common humanity - China Opinion
Opinion

Virus containment efforts a reminder of our common humanity

As the world battles a scourge which does not distinguish nationality or borders, we can gain more by working together rather than engaging in futile quarrels.
The Nearing 'Train-Wreck' in Hong Kong - China Opinion
Opinion

The Nearing 'Train-Wreck' in Hong Kong

Without a spirit of respect, a willingness to listen carefully, and the knowledge that only by compromise can citizens and authorities once again move forward together.
A divided America is losing touch with  farmers and dependence on the land - Foreign views news
Foreign views

A divided America is losing touch with farmers and dependence on the land

How I wish my country were wise enough to have a 'beautiful villages' campaign! Such a focus might well play a vital role in helping us to reconnect with each other....
China and the West: How to arrive at better understanding of each other - Book review news
Book review

China and the West: How to arrive at better understanding of each other

Pomfret's balanced account illustrates well the up-and-down cycle – moving from relative warmth to frosty chill, and then back to warmer again – between China and the US.
Musings on identity and meaning of 'home' - Foreign views news
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Musings on identity and meaning of 'home'

There really is not more fundamental question, is there? Except, perhaps, "Why am I here?"
Authorities must move to clean up social media - Foreign views news
Foreign views

Authorities must move to clean up social media

Why some people are moved to exploit, scare, or harm others is a mystery to me, but they clearly have existed at all times and in all cultures.
Reality of divorce and why it is so prevalent today - Foreign views news
Foreign views

Reality of divorce and why it is so prevalent today

Personal relationships at all levels can be quite tricky, precisely because we are navigating through not only someone else's life but also our own.
The universe and the meaning of life in the words of a scientist-poet - Book review news
Book review

The universe and the meaning of life in the words of a scientist-poet

Like the late Carl Sagan, Loren Eiseley had the great gift of being able to express his thoughts in language that not only made his field of study more accessible to the rest of us
Cold War's complicated legacy   and lessons we forget at our peril - Book review news
Book review

Cold War's complicated legacy and lessons we forget at our peril

Throughout this remarkable book,the reader 'hovers' in time,watching as key decisions are made and marveling at how many of them were based upon misinformation or misunderstandings
Ongoing legacy of original sin: pervasive racism in America - Book review news
Book review

Ongoing legacy of original sin: pervasive racism in America

For people of color, the result is that they experience an almost constant state of surveillance, even suspicion, from white neighbors, co-workers and law enforcement personnel.
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