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U.S. needs a rebellion
One of the problems I have is a lack of brevity – I tend to overcomplicate and overanalyze. Howard Zinn, on the other hand, does not. Q: What should the world know about the United States? HZ: What I...
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Freedom in Iraq, as measured by academia
The state of intellectual and academic freedom in Iraq can be used to measure forward progress. That’s assuming any forward progress is happening. EDIT: Arif has weighed in down in the comments section...
View ArticleThose pesky wars
Our dual wars are easy to forget, even for a veteran like me. It is important that we remember them. Daily events in Afghanistan and Iraq are going to have ramifications in the United States for...
View ArticleJoe the Plumber versus JD Johannes
From where I’m sitting, Joe the Plumber looks a look like an idiot. I’m not particularly interested in what his opinion is. Granted, he doesn’t know I exist so we’re pretty even at the moment. Here’s...
View ArticleCriminally incompetent oversight of incompetent criminals
A lot of dollars are being wasted and stolen in Iraq and Afghanistan. The amounts are staggering. One of the primary avenues for theft, waste, fraud and abuse of these funds which may eventually have...
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