PinnedJohn WightThe killing fields of Soledar and Bakhmut — What would Vasily Grossman say?As only could, famed Soviet war correspondent Vasily Grossman, himself a son of Ukraine, evoked the brutal and bloody reality of war in…·5 min read·Jan 12, 2023--21--21
PinnedJohn WightThe rise of the superrich reveals that greed is winning and humanity losingThe one thing upon which the world’s major religions and most schools of philosophy are agreed are the perils and evil of human greed.·5 min read·Nov 28, 2022--14--14
John WightZionism is an ideology of colonialism, murder and brutality. It must be overcomeJudaism is not a race it is a religion. However the long history of European antisemitism, culminating in the Nazi Holocaust, forged its…·4 min read·5 days ago--16--16
John WightThe Soviet Red Army crushed the Nazi war machine. Never forgetThe historic importance of the Soviet Union’s role in crushing fascism in the Second World War cannot be overstated. It is why the annual…·6 min read·May 1, 2024--28--28
John WightMemories of the boxing booth. One man’s quest for affirmationThe circumstances in which I found myself in this boxing ring at this boxing booth were strange to say the least. It was the summer of 1994…6 min read·Apr 29, 2024--1--1
John WightMass migration destroyed the Roman Empire in its time and is on course to destroying its Western…There is much that the ancient world can still teach us, and one of its key lessons today is that mass migration — motivated by the…6 min read·Apr 23, 2024--26--26
John WightIran’s refuses to bow. The question now is: can it afford to take a stand?The Islamic Republic of Iran is that rare entity among the family of nations, in that it constitutes a regressive and progressive force at…·6 min read·Apr 12, 2024--6--6
John WightSix months later the Palestinians are winning and Israel is losingIt is not those who can inflict the most but those who can endure the most who will conquer.5 min read·Apr 8, 2024--20--20
John WightInternational military intervention to stop Israel in Gaza is now overdueIt has been instructive in the extreme to witness the eruption of justifiable outrage over the latest of the by now countless IDF…5 min read·Apr 5, 2024--21--21
John WightMy brush with P. Diddy — the very definition of a Hollywood taleTonight’s assignment as a suited and booted security guard with Pro Active Security in Hollywood was an MTV Awards after party being thrown…9 min read·Apr 1, 2024--2--2