Opinion

Before you say anything, let me tell you that the title is not a mistake. Yes, it's International Education Week, and yes, "intentional" is what I meant to say. Read more...

I confess the time has come for more honesty in my columns. I will not lie this time and say I was shocked by Wednesday's admission by the Pentagon that the United States used white-phosphorus against Fallujah. Nor will I say that I am perplexed that the United States media has barely touched the story after the Italian media broke the story a week ago. The truth is I am neither shocked nor perplexed. Read more...

I live in a small village in Northwestern Kenya, and up to the time I am writing this piece, my fellow village mates are not aware that Kenya, my own motherland, is paying a huge part of their taxes every year toward the repayment of foreign debts. Read more...

Music--I doubt I could survive life without it. There's nothing quite like sitting in a church on Sunday morning, listening to the congregation around you sing in four-part harmony, a variety of hymns. Read more...