Charles M. Sennott

6 days ago | charlessennott.substack.com | Charles M. Sennott

There is fear and loathing on American college campuses. But I am not really talking here about Hunter S. Thompson and his ‘gonzo’ journalism which electrified college campuses of my youth in the 1970s and 1980s. Thompson’s first break out piece was written in 1967 for The Nation and it was about the Hells Angels motorcycle gang which he expanded into a paranoid rant that, looking back now, truly feels prescient.

1 week ago | mvtimes.com | Charles M. Sennott

As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to have lost such a committed champion for the poor, an advocate for displaced migrants, and a voice of compassion in a world that feels increasingly cruel.

3 weeks ago | mvtimes.com | Charles M. Sennott

LEXINGTON — Patriots’ Day weekend is truly one of the great New England rites of spring. A small army of Islanders marched off to Lexington and Concord to observe the re-enactments and the parades on the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard ’round the world,” when, on April 19, 1775, a ragtag group of armed militia stood their ground against the British redcoats.

1 month ago | asiasentinel.com | Charles M. Sennott

By: Charles M. SennottRemains of Radio Free Asia in Myanmar. Screenshot from rfa.orgAmid the vast devastation of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked Myanmar on March 28, there is one specific pile of rubble that offers a global metaphor for the destruction of a cornerstone of democracy. The collapsed chunks of concrete, twisted steel, and shattered …

1 month ago | charlessennott.substack.com | Charles M. Sennott

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