October 17, 2006 – 9:18 pm
Recently, a study published by Johns Hopkins University estimated the Iraqi civilian deaths at 655,000. This was a careful, scientific study, peer-reviewed and meticulously backed-up by other sources. The statistic is horrendous, the implications ominous. You would think that someone other than the families of those killed would care.
Oddly, however, it seems that in [...]
October 10, 2006 – 9:15 pm
How much of what we see is really black or white? Original photo by Bruce Skinner
“You’re either with us or against us.” –George W. Bush, November 2001
Funny how such a childish sentiment can become the foundation of national policy over a few short years. At the time, it seemed kind of silly, but [...]
October 4, 2006 – 9:14 pm
I haven’t written a letter to any politician in at least two months. Honestly, I have trouble even replying to emails, these days. I keep trying to write articles that offer up some new perspective on the events that surround us all…but they become garbled messes on my computer screen, and eventually I consign [...]
August 17, 2006 – 9:03 pm
Photo by Simone Soldà
In the United States, we are intimately familiar with the “melting pot” philosophy. Being mostly a country of immigrants, we began with a blending of cultures. Over the years, we just kept adding to it. Everyone who comes here adds something and we are all better for it. Though there has been [...]
My fellow Americans– and those of you who follow American politics with a knot of tension in your stomachs and a Starbucks coffee in your fist– today we find ourselves in one hell of a pickle.
Reading the morning news, I find that we have not won the War on Terror. I place the blame [...]
April 19, 2006 – 10:35 am
Thousands of children have died in Iraq. No one denies this. Of course, there is a war going on over there. Everyone knows people die in a war, sometimes even civilians. Some of these deaths were accidents, where our military acted rashly and just plain made a mistake. Some of these deaths were just [...]
April 10, 2006 – 10:31 am
We hear a lot these days about Patriotism. Those who support the war in Iraq and the War on Terror and all its endeavors are Patriots. Those who question the policies of the Administration and are in favor of bringing home the troops are Un-Patriotic. Those who profess eternal vigilance and protest the overreach [...]
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