About a month ago, Christopher Hitchens, one of the great English-language essayists of our time, passed away. In the time since that unfortunate loss, a flood of obituaries has honored the man. According to the standard accounts, Hitchens was a writer, a rascal, and advocate possessing a remarkable talent for provoking and alienating others – even when [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lebanon’
Mr. Hitchens Goes to Beirut: Lessons on Violence and Silence in the Levant
Posted in Lebanon, Levant, Syria, tagged AUB, Beirut, Dissent, Hamra, Hitchens, Lebanon, SSNP, Syria, Violence on January 26, 2012 | 7 Comments »
“It’s Time to Finish the Job:” Biggie’s Take on the Region (Christmas Conversations, Volume II)
Posted in Hizbullah, Lebanon, tagged Arab Spring, Christmas, Iran, Lebanon, Oil, Steve Jobs, Syria on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
As if the advice and probing questions of “Guest” weren’t enough, I’ve had to sift through hours of tape to bring you the best of “Biggie’s” take on the region. While that’s not a problem from an entertainment standpoint, it’s a little frustrating to listen to successive barbs directed towards you in what amounts to a [...]
“Go Back to America:” The Guest Strikes Again (Christmas Conversations, Volume II)
Posted in Lebanon, tagged Arab Spring, Christmas, Conversation, Lebanon, Steve Jobs, Syria on January 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Year after year, “Guest” has entertained the family with his worldly take on politics and culture. He’s an experienced traveler who’s done business in all kinds of places. In our conversations, Guest has developed a new international relations discipline that I’ll call “Realist Conservative Conspiratory Casual (RC3).” For the most part, his speculations are merely [...]
Christmas Conversations, Volume II: Introduction, Arab Spring, and Steve Jobs
Posted in Lebanon, Levant, tagged Arab Spring, Beirut, Christmas, Conversation, Lebanon, Steve Jobs on January 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Forget about winter merriment. As well as challenging waistlines and livers across the country, Lebanon’s Christmas season offers no respite from intense political debate. Indeed, with members of the family back in town, the holidays are closer to a prolonged political brawl – with breaks to eat and drink, then eat and drink some more [...]
Keepin’ Busy: Articles on Independence and the LF, Apathy in Casablanca, and Egypt on the Horizon
Posted in Lebanon, tagged Apathy, Casablanca, Egypt, Elections, February20, Lebanon, Morocco, Tahrir, Update on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, in part to prove to my friends that I actually write once in a while, I was fortunate enough to publish a couple pieces in NOW Lebanon (some readers might think that an unfortunate event but, politics aside, they’re a creative and accomodating bunch). One piece, “The Beirut autumn,” was an observational commentary of [...]
Life in Lebanon: An Update on the “User’s Manual” and “10 Resolutions” for Lebanon
Posted in Lebanon, tagged Beirut, Diaspora, Grade, Lebanon, Life, Rant, Resolutions, Tourism, Traffic, User Manual on November 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this year, while battling the bar exam blues, I put together a list of resolutions – doubling as a ”user’s manual” for others – that I hoped to live by upon returning to Lebanon. I’ve been in Beirut since the end of August and will be heading back to the U.S. sometime in January, so an interim review [...]
The Bourgeois Pigs and Lebanon’s Leftist Elite
Posted in Lebanon, Levant, tagged Bourgeois, Cheese, Lebanon, Left, Leninism, Marxism, Pig, Wine on November 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In New York last week, I was fortunate enough to hang out at one of my favorite spots: The Bourgeois Pig. Don’t let the name fool you. This place is all about charcuterie, cheese, wine, and things of that sort. Just like many people in the Lebanese Left (and the “Left” around the world). To [...]
Ministries of Tomorrow: Creating a Cabinet for the New Lebanon
Posted in Lebanon, March 14, March 8, tagged Bullshit, Cabinet, Drug Trade, Future, Lebanon, Ministry, Money Laundering, Ranting on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The unrest that has swept though the Middle East this year, particularly the increasingly vigorous revolt - excuse me, D.C. policy wonks, “transition” - in Syria, has had little actual resonance in the streets and squares of Beirut, at least when compared to Lebanon’s own mass mobilizations of 2005. What the Problem Is, Baby? One underexplored element of [...]
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