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The Human Nature Argument
Let’s begin with some words of praise for the eternal human nature argument. Yes, it may be logically fallacious and often absolutely unfounded, but what it lacks in sound reasoning it more than compensates for in persistence. Just as the often-heard phrase “common sense” can be translated as “I have no idea what I’m talking…
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The Global Drug Trade: A Case for Afghanistan Withdrawal
“It is our decree that there will be no poppy cultivation. It is banned forever in this country, whether we get assistance or not, poppy growing will never be allowed again in our country.” — Mullah Amir Mohammed Haqqani, Taliban official in 2001 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan would help solve the problem of drug…
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Spain indicts Salvadoran soldiers for Jesuit killings
These killings took place in 1989 by the death squads of the El Salvador government, which was supported by the United States through military and financial aid despite the frequent and well-documented massacres that were official policy. A Spanish judge has charged 20 Salvadoran soldiers with the killing of six Jesuit priests and two women…
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NATO raids on Libya “a form of new colonialism”: S. African expert
JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Xinhua) — Ongoing NATO airstrikes on Libya represent a form of new colonialism and the Libya crisis risks evolving into a prolonged conflict with even more bloodshed and chaos, a South African expert on international affairs says. NATO’s operations in Libya could not continue forever, Anna Alwes, a research fellow at the…
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Augusto Pinochet & the Realities of the Free Market in Chile
An unsigned article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 28, 2010, entitled “A Tale of Two Quakes,” which sought to compare the devastating earthquakes that struck the countries of Chile and Haiti that year. Indeed, the Chilean earthquake was more powerful than the Haitian earthquake, and yet the death toll in Haiti was…
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Senate votes to extend Patriot Act
Senators vote overwhelmingly to extend the anti-terrorism law for four years despite objections of a coalition of conservatives and liberals. The House is expected to follow suit. Reporting From Washington— The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to extend expiring provisions of the Patriot Act for four years despite objections of a coalition of conservatives and liberals.…
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Right-Wing Terror on the Rise
In March of 2011, Republican Congressman Peter King initiated hearings at the House Homeland Security panel on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” What followed from this first hearing was a largely hyperbolic expression of fear and loathing for “radical muslims” comparable to the McCarthyite trials of old. Understandably, King has faced some backlash for his…
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On Atheism
Take a look around these days and you’ll see that atheism seems to be gaining ground. It is good to know that more people are challenging the influence of organized religion in American society, demanding that that America live up to its lofty constitutional guarantee of the freedom of religion and the separation of church…
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Ex-Honduran President Zelaya Will Return Between May 27 To May 29
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will return to Honduras between May 27 and 29. His legal advisor, Rasel Tome said Zelaya will arrive at Toncontin International airport in the capital, where thousands of Hondurans will gather to welcome him in a reception organised by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP). Zelaya is returning a few…
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Nakba protests bring “Arab Spring” to Israel’s doorstep
The unprecedented Arab protests on Israel’s borders, pegged to the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s declaration of statehood, resulted in at least 10 dead and hundreds wounded. By Ariel Zirulnick Israel got its first real taste of the Arab spring Sunday as tens of thousands of Palestinians and their supporters amassed on its borders to protest…
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