The Politics of the United States of America, Seen Through the Eyes of Martians: I’m being stupid, but if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to go into the world of imagination for a while. Not “that” type of fantasy, but rather looking at the world through the eyes of a Martian.
Imagine that we are explorers from Mars who have been sent to Washington, D.C. in the year 2023, disguised as humans.
What kinds of conclusions might we reach about American politics if we were to approach the topic with a blank slate, knowing virtually nothing about the political system?
Behind the Barred Windows: How Afghanistan’s War on Drugs Became a Battle for Souls : If you walk through Kabul today, it might look cleaner than it did a few years ago. The parks once filled with men sprawled under the sun, the bridges littered with used needles and broken glass — they’re mostly empty now. Kids are playing again in Shahr-e-Naw Park. But behind the locked doors and barred windows of the city’s rehab centers, another battle rages — one far more complicated than it looks from the outside.
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