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Bangkok Whispers

Bangkok Whispers

When US expat Glenn Cohen agrees to help an old friend on the run from some dangerous people, he never dreamed he would be stalked by North Korea.

2020

Stephen Shaiken

Stephen Shaiken

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Agnosticism Isn’t What You Think-And Agnostics Can Be As Spiritual As Religious Folks

Time to clear up some misconceptions about this tolerant and open-minded viewpoint. And it is not at all atheism!

Jul 7

Agnosticism Isn’t What You Think-And Agnostics Can Be As Spiritual As Religious Folks

Jul 7

This is What It Means to “Globalize the Intifada.”

An 82 year old woman died of burns received when a antisemitic, pro-Hamas terrorist threw Molotov cocktails into a crowd of Jews in…

Jun 30

Jun 30

Zohran Mamdani: Just the Facts

He has an extremely sparse professional or legislative record, so all we can study to assess who and what he is are his own words and his…

Jun 29

Zohran Mamdani: Just the Facts

Jun 29

Mandami Plan: Tax the Whites

Socialist candidate for Mayor, under attack for prejudice against Jews and Hindus, comes out as a full blown racist, advocating taxing…

Jun 28

Mandami Plan: Tax the Whites

Jun 28

What Are the President’s War Powers?

There’s a Constitutional conflict between the power to declare war (Congress) and the role of Commander-in-Chief (President.) Congress…

Jun 26

What Are the President’s War Powers?

Jun 26

Women Leaders are No Less Likely to Start Wars Than Male Leaders.

Some feminists like to believe this, but it’s not true, as proven by history.

Jun 23

Women Leaders are No Less Likely to Start Wars Than Male Leaders.

Jun 23

Good Golly, David Jolly? It’s Folly!

Simultaneously paying tribute to a rock ’n’ roll hero, Little Richard, while disabusing my party of the notion that salvation lies with a…

Jun 20

Good Golly, David Jolly? It’s Folly!

Jun 20

President Trump: Give Israel the Bunker-Busting Bombs It Needs to End Iran’s Nuclear Threats

Iran’s Fordo nuclear weapons facility is dug deep into a mountainside. The US has bombs capable of reaching more than 200 feet below the…

Jun 17

President Trump: Give Israel the Bunker-Busting Bombs It Needs to End Iran’s Nuclear Threats

Jun 17

Why Did Israel Act Now?

All sorts of ideas and theories are floating around. Let’s consider the most likely reason. Let’s also look at America’s knowledge of the…

Jun 14

Why Did Israel Act Now?

Jun 14

Gerrymandering: What It Is, and Why It’s Bad

If you are not in the favored group in a gerrymandered district, what kind of representation do you think you get, when the party with the…

Jun 7

Gerrymandering: What It Is, and Why It’s Bad

Jun 7

Stephen Shaiken, Author & Blogger

Stephen Shaiken, Author & Blogger

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Criminal lawyer now a writer. Author of a 6 novel thriller series set in Bangkok & one rock novel set in 1971 NYC. Loves guitar, yoga, travel, nature, politics.

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