On Monday evening, as the Western world slumbered and the Eastern one went about its business, a 20th century icon passed away. Margaret Thatcher, the English grocer’s daughter who went on to become the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister and the longest-serving one of the 20th century, died at age 87. The passing of […]
On Monday evening, as the Western world slumbered and the Eastern one went about its business, a 20th century icon passed away. Margaret Thatcher, the English grocer’s daughter who went on to become the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister and the longest-serving one of the 20th century, died at age 87. The passing of […]
“I went into the Marine Corps for one specific reason: I would learn how [to] shoot,” Leyden told Reuters. “I also learned how to use C-4 (explosives), blow things up. I took all my military skills and said I could use these to train other people,” confessed former Marine T.J. Leyden, who served in the […]
“I went into the Marine Corps for one specific reason: I would learn how [to] shoot,” Leyden told Reuters. “I also learned how to use C-4 (explosives), blow things up. I took all my military skills and said I could use these to train other people,” confessed former Marine T.J. Leyden, who served in the […]
A few years ago, this writer wrote: that until White privilege is addressed and eradicated, it will continue to be the serpent in any and every Garden of Eden of feminist, liberal or progressive creation. And as we view the landscape of American social, political and economic life, we can see, not so much a re-introduction […]
A few years ago, this writer wrote: that until White privilege is addressed and eradicated, it will continue to be the serpent in any and every Garden of Eden of feminist, liberal or progressive creation. And as we view the landscape of American social, political and economic life, we can see, not so much a re-introduction […]
Wars define America. They reflect longstanding policy. They’re permanent. They’ve been waged every year in the nation’s history. They target enemies at home and abroad. When none exist, they’re invented. Peace is a non-starter. It’s always been that way. It never had a chance. It doesn’t now. It’s systematically spurned. America’s culture reflects belligerence. It’s […]
Wars define America. They reflect longstanding policy. They’re permanent. They’ve been waged every year in the nation’s history. They target enemies at home and abroad. When none exist, they’re invented. Peace is a non-starter. It’s always been that way. It never had a chance. It doesn’t now. It’s systematically spurned. America’s culture reflects belligerence. It’s […]
A few items of grim interest over the past weeks have some suggesting that the radical right may be on the rise again. While the evidence for this may be overstated, there does seem to be a case to be made that the radical right may be metastasizing into a new, more violent type of movement […]
A few items of grim interest over the past weeks have some suggesting that the radical right may be on the rise again. While the evidence for this may be overstated, there does seem to be a case to be made that the radical right may be metastasizing into a new, more violent type of movement […]
A column last week by Liz Cheney in the Wall Street Journal (“Republicans, Get Over the 2012 Loss – and Start Fighting Back”) provides a disappointing insight into the broken nature of our public debate. The column, a strong attack on President Obama, displays the hysteria, unsupported claims and lack of context of much right-wing […]
A column last week by Liz Cheney in the Wall Street Journal (“Republicans, Get Over the 2012 Loss – and Start Fighting Back”) provides a disappointing insight into the broken nature of our public debate. The column, a strong attack on President Obama, displays the hysteria, unsupported claims and lack of context of much right-wing […]
Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes twenty years of peace to make a man; it takes only twenty seconds of war to destroy him —- Baudoin I of Belgium, address to joint session of U.S. Congress, May 12, 1959. There has been a tremendous amount of light, including […]
Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes twenty years of peace to make a man; it takes only twenty seconds of war to destroy him —- Baudoin I of Belgium, address to joint session of U.S. Congress, May 12, 1959. There has been a tremendous amount of light, including […]
