Monthly Archives: December 2019

The Braais that Bind

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony

A brief meditation on the meanings of South African cuisine for Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown. Excerpt:  South Africa’s identity is complicated, contested and unresolved. While Archbishop Tutu’s “rainbow nation” remains a noble aspiration, the current forecast is increasingly stormy. So, … Continue reading →

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Obama’s unfulfilled promise to the Palestinians

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony

A post-election piece for Vox on how Obama could redeem his promise to the Palestinians. Needless to add, perhaps, he failed to do so. Excerpts:  All that survives of Oslo today are those elements that are useful to Israel: The … Continue reading →

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What we don’t talk about when we don’t talk about US nukes

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony

Wrote this one back in 2016 ahead of Obama’s Hiroshima visit, but could have written it any time before or since:  ‘I will never apologise for the United States – ever! I don’t care what the facts are.” Those words … Continue reading →

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Liberal media’s Bernie problem isn’t new…

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony

Found this, recently, from a piece I wrote in the National in 2016. Extract: MSNBC’s Chris Matthews didn’t even try to conceal his establishment leanings as he berated Mr Sanders in a recent interview, demanding that the socialist senator from … Continue reading →

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“Goodnight, and Good Luck”

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony

My February 2016 valedictory editorial note on the home page of Al Jazeera America the day we closed down. Still proud of the work we did, and the way we covered the American story The core principle driving the journalism that … Continue reading →

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