My take on what happened in the election.

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Militiaman outside the Republican Convention in Cleveland, 2016.

A short essay on what I know about fascism.

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I wrote this after I got back home the other night, but it took a few days to get it posted. I had a good trip, thanks very much for your support.

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Dr. Edward Alam, professor of philosophy and theology at Notre Dame University in Lebanon.

This interview with Dr. Alam gives a very good historical context for the war now going on in Lebanon. I feel lucky to have met him. Here are the links to the book he recommended for more in depth study:

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World by Avi Shlaim

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe

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This is the monument in Martyr’s Square in Beirut.

Four more interviews with people on the street in Beirut.

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On the street in Beirut.

An interview with Yehya Youness, owner of Electrip, an electric scooter company in Beirut.

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I lifted this image from a L’Orient Today story.

I made a mistake about the date. I meant Friday, October 11th. This is a short piece recorded in my hotel room following last night’s bombing in Central Beirut.

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A family camping out along the beach in Beirut to avoid being bombed in their home.

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I’m going to take a break for a few months, or at least until the pandemic is over. Thank you very much for your support. This podcast has been the best thing in my life, professionally, and I couldn’t have done it without you. I hope to be back soon with more stories.

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The moment the police line breaks. West Portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 6th, 2021.

Many Trump supporters I spoke with before the election said there would be violence after the election, and now here we are. I missed last Wednesday’s insurrection, but my friend photo-journalist Alan Chin was there. So I called him.

You may remember Alan from a previous episode. I met him in 2001 in Afghanistan. We worked together there and he went on to cover the war in Iraq. He’s covered a lot of war zones. His photos are published in the New York Times and Newsweek. I’ve always been amazed by his spot-on verbal descriptions and accounts, his command of history, and his confidence in the role of photo-journalism.

This is a very good report of what it was like at the U.S. Capitol last week.

All photos by Alan Chin.

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Trump in Dalton, Gerogia, January 4th, 2021, railing against fictitious election fraud and ostensibly supporting Kelly Loeffler’s Senate campaign.

At the Trump rally in Dalton Georgia, January 4th, 2021.

West Portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 6th, 2021.

West Portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 6th, 2021.

West Portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 6th, 2021.

West Portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 6th, 2021.

Virginia State Police using tear gas to clear the West Portico of the U.S. Capitol, January 6th, 2021.