| In Schneiderman case, signs of a broader ethical dissonance Posted: 11 May 2018 01:01 PM PDT ![In Schneiderman case, signs of a broader ethical dissonance]( "In Schneiderman case, signs of a broader ethical dissonance") Allegations that now-former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a double life where he championed women by day and mistreated them by night offered Americans this week a disquieting peek at the ubiquity of hypocrisy. The latest in a long line of US politicians accused of abusing women behind closed doors, Mr. Schneiderman, a veteran prosecutor who cut his teeth in the Albany legislature, had emerged as a hero of women's rights and a champion of the #MeToo movement. For their part, liberals saw it as horrifying but also a suggestion that the #MeToo movement is working.
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| Will Iraqis draw a line between mosque and state? Posted: 11 May 2018 12:35 PM PDT ![Will Iraqis draw a line between mosque and state?]( "Will Iraqis draw a line between mosque and state?") This weekend, Iraq holds its fourth election since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the first since the defeat of Islamic State (ISIS) last year. Most of the country's political parties are religious based (Sunni or Shiite). In the eyes of Iraqis, they have sullied their particular brand of religion, just as ISIS certainly did during its violent 2014-17 caliphate.
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| Emboldened China – and its webizens – telling foreign firms to fall in line Posted: 11 May 2018 11:21 AM PDT ![Emboldened China – and its webizens – telling foreign firms to fall in line]( "Emboldened China – and its webizens – telling foreign firms to fall in line") For Mercedes-Benz, it was quoting the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post. For Marriott, it was referring to Tibet and Taiwan as countries in an online customer survey. Over the last several months, China has gone on the offensive against foreign companies that have, in one way or another, contravened the government's position on long-standing territorial disputes.
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| Europe's top song contest gets a little more European-sounding Posted: 11 May 2018 10:10 AM PDT ![Europe's top song contest gets a little more European-sounding]( "Europe's top song contest gets a little more European-sounding") Long before the French duo Madame Monsieur utter the first verse of their piece "Mercy" at Saturday's Eurovision contest, their entry will have already won France itself a victory of sorts. In a contest dominated by the English language, despite the participation of dozens of nations outside the Anglosphere, only 30 of 43 competing nations (or 70 percent) will offer English lyrics this year. If that sounds like a lot, look at the numbers last year: 36 of 42, or 86 percent, of performances were in English, according to Eurovision statistics.
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