The logical fallacy of hasty generalization – or the mistake of drawing a conclusion from insufficient evidence – is a potent propagandistic tool wielded by the U.S. political and media establishment in their efforts to sell aggression to the American public, and the...

The harm a country is willing to inflict on another increases in proportion to the degree to which it perceives itself to be the other's moral superior. Arguably, whether the harm is justified depends, in part, on the accuracy of this perception. In the specific case...