Even if independent candidates don’t win big on election day, they are already having an impact on Lebanese political culture.... Read More
Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer. I’m not a fan of quoting cliches, but in these Machiavellian times,... Read More
Text above reads roughly: “What are you waiting for? 0 percent downpayment. Now you can be independent” It’s hard to... Read More
There has been much fanfare about the removal of political signs and posters from Beirut, as part of a reported... Read More
In Arabic “جو” (pronounced jao or jaaw) means atmosphere or mood. Somehow it doesn’t convey the same ‘mood’ in English.... Read More
It’s easy to get the depressed with all the violence in the news these days and the knee-jerk jingoism to accompany... Read More
The Lebanese police are celebrating their 153rd anniversary. At a commemoration event, the head of the force pledged officers would... Read More
Lebanese president Michel Sleiman left office today, but his presidency will linger a while longer in billboards erected across the... Read More
For those interested, this is actually not a joke. He told me with a straight face that he’d given up... Read More