President Obama

President Obama

The complicated story behind the famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’

Culture

While the song has a universal message, its origins are much more complex.

A NATO soldier stands at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kabul, on October 11th.  A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital during rush hour-traffic, flipping an armored vehicle on its side.  No fatalities were

What veterans think about President Obama extending the US military mission in Afghanistan

Conflict
President Barack Obama shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tameem bin Hamad Al Thani, while hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David on May 14, 2015.

A royal Saudi ‘snub’ isn’t stopping the flow of American weapons to the Gulf

Conflict
Comedian Marc Maron performs on stage at The New Yorker Comedy Playlist, 2014.

From standup to Obama podcaster: Marc Maron uses vulnerability to stand out

Media