The position of the newly-elected Pope Benedict XVI on the Iraq war could not be clearer: "Is the war that has been announced against Iraq a just war? 'All I can do is invite you to read the Catechism,' Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger replied with a mischievous grin, 'and...

The ascension of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI is good news for the peace camp: he will carry on the legacy of John Paul II, whose stance against the invasion of Iraq enraged the War Party -- and inspired millions with the hope that God had not...

Give 'em a little sovereignty and they get all uppity:“I saw the whole thing and adding insult to injury was when Iraqi soldiers drew their rifles at brother Fatah as he was being mistreated by the Americans,” said Ali Yushaa an independent Shiite MP. Deputies took...

As if on cue, "neolibertarian" blogger Glenn Reynolds reminds us that he was ahead of the curve in whipping up terror hysteria.

Thanks a million for the plug, Matt! I just blogged at LRC a little more about the parallels between the scapegoating of the right after OKC and the scapegoating of the left after 9/11. And I agree about the parallels you mention about the demonization of the enemy at...

Good article by Anthony Gregory on the causes and consequences of the Waco and Oklahoma City atrocities. Like Anthony, I'm appalled by all the Democrats who shriek about the PATRIOT Act, but whipped out their presidential kneepads to defend the slaughter at Waco and...

After issuing all the requisite distortions and oversimplifications about Darfur – you can start here for a corrective – neocon Max Boot hits the American antiwar movement where it ... um, I'm not sure where it hits us:Remember how exercised everyone around the world...

I've received about a dozen replies to "Oil Supply and Demand." About half of the replies were hostile and insulting, which would seem to be a strange reaction considering that all I suggested is that oil production is not peaking and that if it were government...

You know, I saw this post by Brad Brooks-Rubin on Semitism.net and I wasn't even going to comment on it (this is just an excerpt, please read the entire thing for context): What was this step? It came as part of AJCongress' anti-divestment campaign. The point of this...

I got an e-mail from Marty Sereno, professor, Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, regarding "Oil and Instinct." What follows is his e-mail message (minus a last paragraph about helium) interspersed with my replies. --- Marty Sereno: I received an...