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Iraq, Afghan Veterans Call For Respect For Muslims: 'America, You Gotta Have Our Back' 14 Sep 2010 | 11:34 am
The push by some in the media against rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States gained valuable voices of support over the weekend -- and now joining that chorus are veterans who fought alongs...
Judge keeps gay marriages in California on hold 13 Aug 2010 | 07:59 am
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has ruled that gay marriages in California should remain on hold until at least Aug. 18. Judge Vaughn Walker set the deadline Thursday to give gay marriage opponents ti...
Lou Dobbs ratings take a hit following his birther remarks 1 Aug 2009 | 08:59 am
Mr. Dobbs' first began reporting on Obama birth certificate conspiracy theories on the night of Wednesday, July 15. In the roughly two weeks since then, from July 15 through July 28, Mr. Dobbs' 7 p.m....
Sarah Palin and the rise of Idiot America 20 Jul 2009 | 05:43 am
Pity the poor "real Americans," because they sure feel sorry for themselves. Self-pity appears to be the latest national craze.
The GOP mocks the world for votes 12 Jun 2009 | 05:20 am
"there is in fact no circumstance under which I would like to be a citizen of North Korea, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Cuba, or Russia. I am a citizen – I am a citizen of the United States of America.
Conservatives Compromise on Health Care: A Liberal's Dream 28 May 2009 | 01:05 am
Recently I was discussing President Obama's healthcare plan with a conservative who opposes the plan saying it might put us on the road to a single payer system.
Conservatives are hypocrites. 27 May 2009 | 07:27 pm
This article is dedicated to Rob Ballew. The last time he wrote an insulting article I left my comment there.
The intellectual decline of conservatism 14 May 2009 | 05:03 am
My theme is the intellectual decline of conservatism, and it is notable that the policies of the new conservatism are powered largely by emotion and religion and have for the most part weak intellectu...
The Counterproductive Art: How Torture Loses Wars 27 Apr 2009 | 05:26 am
This article is not going to discuss the morality of torture. Why? Because most of the people that support the use of torture in extracting humint (human intelligence) that even suspect someone of opp...
Errol Morris's documentary Standard Operating Procedure provides context on Abu Ghraib 23 Apr 2009 | 06:31 pm
I watched Standard Operating Procedure and it provided a lot of context on information we've heard in scattered news stories.
