by Robin Kirk | Jan 6, 2016 | featured, Robin Kirk
My wonderful colleague Joy Olson, the executive director of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), posted this to her public Facebook page on January 6. It’s her account of President Barack Obama’s historic announcement on gun control on January 5....
by Robin Kirk | Nov 22, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
Every Sunday evening this fall, you’ll find me clutching a cabernet in The Tavern’s back room as I watch “The Walking Dead.” Fans know this story isn’t really about zombies. What keeps us hooked is how the characters react to the zombies and struggle to retain their...
by Robin Kirk | Nov 18, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
BY DAVID H. SCHANZER AND ROBIN KIRK The call by politicians across the country, including Gov. Pat McCrory, to halt the admission of refugees from the Syrian civil war is a travesty. This ill-considered decision strengthens the politics of fear that ISIS spreads,...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 13, 2015 | featured, Robin Kirk
2014 was declared the “year of the selfie” by Twitter, for what it’s worth. Since then, selfies have only increased in popularity – and ubiquity. After a recent trip abroad with students, I sifted through dozens of their photos searching for shots of the places or...
by Robin Kirk | Dec 16, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
I was delving into the torture report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee last week when my daughter texted [since I originally posted this entry, new chair Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) has withdrawn the report from the site in a misguided effort to suppress...
