"The reason many people misunderstand issues is not that these issues are complex, but that people do not want a factual or analytical explanation..They want villains to hate and heroes to cheer—and they don’t want explanations that do not give them that." amzn.to/2zU1QOY

"Being against evil doesn't make you good. Tonight I was against it and then I was evil myself. I could feel it coming just like a tide... I just want to destroy them. But when you start taking pleasure in it you are awfully close to the thing you're fighting" - Ernest Hemingway

The apocalypse can't be near because there are so many unresolved plotlines

"L'histoire et l'expérience enseignent que les peuples n'ont absolument rien appris de l'histoire." “We learn from history that we do not learn from history.” Hegel

If you see me talking to myself while walking down the street Ignore me I'm having a board meeting with myself about my current decisions

One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results. Friedman

Everybody who says time travel isn't possible should see how Lebanese politicians have managed to take us about 300 years back and they're still going

Excited to share this essay I wrote on the Arab identity and its contentious relationship with the Middle East's various Christian populations. I hope I did this subject justice, and I would appreciate any and all feedback on the essay! link.medium.com/u2JFSxdMu8

Alexandra Najjar: Another Angel added to the list of victims of the #BeirutExplosion 💔 May she rest in peace🙏🏻💔 [Her mother Tracy and father Paul are still healing at the hospital, also keep them in your prayers🙏🏻]

An individual pulled the trigger. An armed wing planned the rest.

#EliasKhoury, 15-years old, passed away yesterday from wounds sustained in the #BeirutBlast. Today... his young classmates are carrying his coffin. Heartbreaking and makes my blood boil. Another beautiful life lost. We want justice for #Beirut

الرابية ٣١ آب ٢٠٢٠ © Soazig de la Moissonniere / Présidence de la République

This is the Beirut port right now. The nightmare continues. Open all your windows and stay away from them.

The oldest wine press in Lebanon was used by the ancient Phoenicians to manufacture vintages once adored around the Mediterranean on.natgeo.com/3mlhKFt

Loving this sculpture created by artist Daniel Popper.