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Letter From Peć: The “Lost” Monasteries

Before heading toward Skopje and my flight to Cyprus, I visited the two Orthodox monasteries for which Peja (as Peć) is famous—the Patriarchal...

05.03.2026 4

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Matthew Stevenson

Letter From Peja, Kosovo

On a visit to Kosovo in 2007, I decided against renting a car and instead found a local doctor who, in exchange for western currency, was all too...

27.02.2026 10

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Matthew Stevenson

Letter From Kosovo

In search of winter sun, I decided to travel from Geneva (where I live, despite the risks of “civilizational erasure”) to Cyprus and ride my bike...

20.02.2026 10

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Europe on Five Trumps a Day

It’s no secret that President Donald Trump and his talking dummy Vice President JD Vance only have contempt for Europe as a political entity or...

30.01.2026 10

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Who (or What) Will Stop Trump?

Normally, when a president is a card-carrying pedophile protector; an inside-trading stock jobber; an obstruction-of-justice hall of famer; a lifetime...

23.01.2026 10

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Trump’s Crypto-Card Monte

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.” —Quote...

20.06.2025 10

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Trump, Nixon, Reagan and the Alger Hiss Case

Although the details of the case would be lost on him (don’t forget, presidential aides had to explain the historical rudiments of Pearl Harbor when...

02.05.2025 10

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Donny, We Really Know Ye

Trump’s demeanor during the run-up to the inauguration under the dome was that of a southern prison warden grimacing in the presence of a Peter,...

21.01.2025 8

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Matthew Stevenson

Donny, We Really Know Ye

Trump’s demeanor during the run-up to the inauguration under the dome was that of a southern prison warden grimacing in the presence of a Peter,...

21.01.2025 10

CounterPunch

Matthew Stevenson