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Donald Trump Is a Real Republican

by Charles Jabbour | Apr 28, 2017 | Opinion

Claremont, Calif. — What kind of conservative is President Trump? He must be some kind of conservative, because for nearly 100 days and counting, liberals have poured on him the kind of vitriol they do not reserve for moderates or ideological nobodys. Inside the...

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Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (L) meeting with his New Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda. (AFP/ Ho / Dalati and Nohra)

Debate: Lebanon’s new government is the result of domestic politics

by Charles Jabbour | Mar 10, 2014 | Debate

It is ingrained in the Lebanese psyche that everything that happens in the country must be the result of some foreign desire or will. The formation of the government is no exception to this rule. Indeed, foreign factors affect the course of Lebanese life, especially...