It is sad that we as a culture have become so desensitized that we do not even blink an eye at the relatively ‘tame’ nudity of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet.
The vote followed party lines, with 210 of the 212 Democrats voting against the bill and 219 Republicans voting for it.
Living in exile in Belgium, Carles Puigdemont continues to elude Spanish justice. He is still wanted for embezzlement and disobedience, which together carry an eight-year prison sentence.
The promotion of Gerasimov makes it possible to restore the primacy of authority to the ministry of defence, an office vigorously criticised by nationalists.
It is a privilege to be alive at this time, carrying the torch of tradition through the darkness. Those who are seeking the light will see it, rejoice in it, and follow it.
