Maxwell Lynn

Reporting on politics, international conflicts, and culture. 

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Why Did The Tories Think They Could Get Away With Parties?

I wish I could say ‘Back in my day..’ to show the moral standard of politicians decline, but ‘my day’ really consists of a war in Afghanistan, a war against Al Qaeda, a war in Yemen, the 2008 recession and a Bush and Obama administration. That was really my morning. Trump, Coronavirus, and what in the future I guess will be known as ‘The Ukranian Crisis’ (if the best scenario comes to fruition) will be my afternoon. It’s not even a dog
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Speaking Their Language: Minneapolis Riots

I’m sitting at my desk which is just in front of my window. Outside, the sky is blue with thin streaking clouds and grassy hills all blooming with white flowers and red cherries coming from the bushes wrapped around the school fence just across a small road from the back of my house which, too, lately has undergone some gardening. This is what puts Minneapolis in perspective for me. While there is sun here, Simon and Garfunkel is playing calmly, and the wind blowing in slowly, taking it’s time a