this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live. today on the program, the mess at the mexican border. it may get worse, much worse. this week, u.s. authorities lost the ability to swiftly expel migrants from land borders. officials are expecting an onslaught. i will talk to former homeland security secretary jeh johnson about the problem and solutions. also, the clock is ticking. treasury secretary yellen says america may go into default in just 18 days. there s little doubt such an event would badly hurt the u.s. economy and suddenly america is standing abroad. i ll get the view from london with martin wolf of the financial times then after 12 years of civil war and more than 300,000 civilians dead, syria and its infamous leader bashar al assad are back in the arab league. what is going on? i will ask regional expert farwaz gerbez, but first, here s my take. the tra
John Wolfe Ambrose emigrated from County Limerick as a boy and went on to leave an indelible mark on New York City. He cleaned the streets and turned New York Harbor into a world port. Like a true Renaissance man, John Ambrose had many interests and talents. His son-in-law, George F. Shrady, Jr., said his
Country music is in the news because a superstar not associated with the genre has cut an album in the category to the applause of the rich, famous, and highly political. But whose politics are in play? And what of the once-despised (and down-and-out) Scottish Highlanders who made the music great to
TYRONE Green is the theme this weekend as the borough pays homage to its Irish roots. It’s a “wonderful community gathering,” said Diane Irwin, president of the Tyrone Area Chamber of Commerce. Irwin said everyone is encouraged to wear green and celebrate the borough’s Scotch Irish founders and early pioneers who came to the […]
The Stories of the Irish and George Washington "America was lost by Irish emigrants. I am assured from the best authority, the major part of the American Army was composed of Irish and that the Irish language was as commonly spoken in the American ranks as English, I am also informed it was their valor