The US goes ballistic: America’s gun epidemic
As of 2017, there were already more guns than people in the US. And the situation has only gotten worse since.
Category Archives: Opinions
Empty pledges to plant more trees will not save the Congo Basin
More needs to be done to protect the world's second-largest rainforest - and secure our collective future.
The Kremlin blinks first in the geo-economic war over Ukraine
Russia avoided sovereign default, but at a high cost.
Why Elon Musk’s Twitter might be (more) lethal
Musk taking over Twitter will not blunt the power of 'dangerous speech'.
The leaked SCOTUS opinion on Roe vs Wade should not shock anyone
Efforts to overturn Roe vs Wade are just one part of a more general - and so far successful - conservative comeback.
Will the N Ireland election pave the way for a united Ireland?
If it wins Thursday's assembly election, Sinn Féin will be the strongest party on both sides of the Irish border.
We need Twitter guardrails that protect lives and free speech
Freedom of expression and user agency do not exist without safety and protection online.
The failed ‘state of siege’ in eastern DRC should not be extended
There are much more promising strategies that could help bring sustainable peace to the region.
The world should not turn its back on Belarusians
We are still the same people who bravely revolted against Lukashenko's brutal regime in August 2020.
Ukraine: From breadbasket to breadcrumbs
The war in Ukraine could lead to a global food crisis.
The storming of Al-Aqsa: ‘The patients kept on coming like waves’
On April 15, Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. This is what I saw that day.
America going maskless is nothing to celebrate
COVID public health measures are not a matter of personal liberty.
Russia’s gas blackmail: Putin is bringing a knife to a gun fight
By weaponising gas exports, Putin is digging the grave of Russia's economy.
We are sailing into a perfect storm
And it may hit us worse than anything that has come before it.
Elon Musk’s $44bn Twittocracy
This is my last ever article on Elon Musk.
The next threat to democracy in the US: Moms for Liberty?
The rapidly growing non-profit is carrying the most radical elements of modern US conservatism to the mainstream.
The basic Tory instinct to silence and demean working class women
The MoS attack on Angela Rayner tells us nothing about the Labour MP, but a lot about those governing our country.
Elon Musk’s purchase may very well kill Twitter as we know it
But there are more important conversations to be had than handwringing over the possible demise of a private company.
France must not build condos on D-Day site sacred to Canadians
Gratitude does not have an expiration date.
Mwai Kibaki, the man who epitomised Kenya’s tragedy
Kenyans tend to look back at the Kibaki years with rose-tinted glasses, but I have my doubts.