A reader writes: I was thinking about this the other day and the glacial pace and stagnancy of changes to the political process in this country. In the past few days I’ve seen a few articles that may turn the whole thing upside down and asked me ask the...
Lots of Iraq stuff today: Michael Yon explains why violence is up in Iraq. Hint: Its not because we’re losing. Iraqi PM says private army mentality in Iraq is over Maliki told Miliband, on a surprise visit to Baghdad, that “national reconciliation has been...
I’ve mentioned the International Crisis Group before. They call themselves “the world’s leading independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank, on...
I’ve rummaged through the Polling Report archives to put together a few charts on Iraq. Specifically, I wanted to see, in one place how people have thought the war was going, from the beginning through now. The question asked by the pollsters is thus: “How...
Episode I: The Phantom Menace A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The Fourth Estate, bastion of independence and bulwark against tyranny has been swallowed by corporate interests. Pundits feed upon the...
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to...
