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“Neocons do not feel that kind of alarm or anxiety about the growth of the state in the past century, seeing it as natural, indeed inevitable. … People have always preferred strong government to weak government, although they certainly have no liking for anything that smacks of overly intrusive government.” – Irving Kristol, “The Neoconservative … Continue reading “The Folly of Empire”

As gas prices continue to soar, both reflecting and promoting bad foreign and domestic policies, it’s time to recognize that there is another way. We don’t have to be imperialists, bombing and attacking oil-rich nations. We don’t need to invade and occupy much of the Muslim world. We don’t need to fear the consequent terrorism … Continue reading “Alaskan Oil a Key to Keeping Our Freedoms”

The raison d’etre of the Bush administration is war in the Middle East in order to protect America from terrorism and to ensure America’s oil supply. On both counts the Bush administration has failed catastrophically. Bush’s single-minded focus on the “war against terrorism” has compounded a natural disaster and turned it into the greatest calamity … Continue reading “What’s Next, Mr. War President?”

For more than a year, representatives of 35 member states have been preparing a draft "outcome document" for the "high-level event" (HLE) involving heads of state that will immediately precede this month’s 60th session of the UN General Assembly. If anyone thought John Bolton – our ambassador to the United Nations for the next year, … Continue reading “Bolton in a China Shop”

In spite of my natural inclination to say something in response to some of the ominous developments in the wake of Katrina, I’m going to hold my tongue until Monday. I haven’t had a real vacation in years, and this is an opportunity to survey the terrain, collect my thoughts, and return on Wednesday with … Continue reading “A Death Threat”

"What are words for, when no one listens anymore?" – Missing Persons Michael Ignatieff is, by almost any measure, much smarter than the average bear. I am likely to be one of those bears, as are you. Dr. Ignatieff, in fact, is a well-regarded professor of "human rights" at Harvard’s School of Government. Despite his … Continue reading “Thomas Jefferson, Warmonger?”

Cindy Sheehan’s valorous work at Crawford has not only set off the beginning of a new antiwar movement, but has revealed a deep chasm in American society.  Not a single important Democratic leader traveled to Crawford to support Cindy Sheehan (unless you count Al Sharpton).  Failing to fulfill their role as the opposition, the Democrats … Continue reading “The Bipartisan Consensus”

It is important to be responsible in discussing the aftermath of what seems to be developing into the worst, most destructive national disaster in this nation’s history. There is a human tendency to fix blame, and in the political arena to fix blame on one’s political opponents, even if it takes a lot of stretching. … Continue reading “Making Disasters Worse”

Impeachee Bill Clinton probably wishes he’d never met Monica. George Bush may rue the day he met Katrina. Why? Because at a time when Louisiana and Mississippi National Guardsmen were desperately needed in their home states to do the job they were trained to do – to mitigate the consequences of an unprecedented natural disaster … Continue reading “Now Comes Katrina”

The man in the Oval Office is fond of condemning "killers." But his administration continues to kill with impunity. "They can go into Iraq and do this and do that," Martha Madden, former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, said Thursday, "but they can’t drop some food on Canal Street in New Orleans, … Continue reading “Ending the Impunity of the Bush White House”