World News – When President Obama lays out details of his war plan against ISIS on Wednesday he’s expected to authorize U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Syria. But…
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The more President Obama and other heads of nations talk about preserving the international order, the more you know it is history. The question is: Can existing paradigms and institutions…
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It was just a few seconds on BBC news, in what already seems like another time in the spiraling chaos the world has become. But the image seared my heart…
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It’s become fashionable to talk about angels, even to proclaim that one is a channel for this or that incorporeal deity. Such stuff rubs me the wrong way, though I…
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Minus the threat of nuclear war (though both America and Russia are still armed to the teeth with the damn things), the stale rehash of the Cold War calculus elicits…
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Nothing epitomizes the deep disappointment of people of conscience in Barack Obama than his ham-handed invitation to George W. Bush to fly aboard Air Force One to Nelson Mandela’s funeral.…
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There have been religious revolutions (most notably in ancient India, defining the East). There have been philosophical revolutions (most notably in ancient Greece, defining the West). There have been political…
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World News – Well it seems like the inevitable strike on Syria is going to happen. Hope everyone is ready for all hell to break loose from this idiotic decision.…