https://freerepublic.com/tag/politis/ en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 22:28:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379285/posts Paul McCartney, a longtime peace-oriented individual, still has an opinion on President Donald Trump and the effects of his administration. In a recent episode of the podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, the Beatle spoke about how his music sometimes has the power to unite people despite their different backgrounds and political beliefs. "I mean particularly these days, too, you do something like 'Hey Jude' and you see this whole audience singing together," he said before turning his attention specifically to the president. "And in Trump's America — and the Republicans and Democrats all at each other's throats — when we... UltimateClassicRock https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4379285/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2026 22:28:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1726121/posts New York Times columnist John Tierney fears that Iraqis will never put aside their differences to form a unified nation in which people "look on society as a collection of individuals working for the common good of the nation" (subscription required): Iraqis bravely went to the polls and waved their purple fingers, but they voted along sectarian lines. Appeals to their religion trumped appeals to the national interest. And as the beleaguered police in Amara saw last week, religion gets trumped by … the clan. The deadly battle in Amara wasn’t between Sunnis and Shiites, but between two Shiite clans... The Stiletto https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1726121/posts#comment Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:43:27 GMT