This weekend's hemispheric summit in Colombia could spark an open revolt against the U.S. drug war. It is most encouraging to see Latin American leaders finally declaring their independence against this disastrous policy. Ending the war on drugs could be a huge step...
Yesterday was the 95th anniversary of President Wilson's address to Congress calling for a declaration of war against Germany. The U.S. entry into the war opened a Pandora's Box that still plagues America and much of the world. One of the war's clearest lessons: Lies...
Unfortunately, this zippety P.C. Vey cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker may soon be out of date....
This cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker may have been inspired by the Republican primaries - or Obama - or ???
As so many politicians and pundits try to whip up enthusiasm for attacking Iran, we'd be wise to recall the ravages of war on those who actually have to fight and bleed. I've long enjoyed the Old Crow Medicine Show song, "Big Time in the Jungle." I came across this...
New Washington Post polling data reveal that liberals strongly approve of Obama's drone assassination policy - even when it is used to kill American citizens. Overall, 83% of Americans approve of Obama's drone killing policy. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is raising hell...
Fox News ran a two-part report on foreign aid this week. Fox's John Roberts asked me last week about a couple foreign aid "success stories." I doubted the success claims but I commented that there had been so many programs over the years, that..... Well, here's the...
All this hoopla over the alleged Iranian plot to use Mexican drug lords to carry out an assassination of a Saudi at a fictitious DC restaurant - I knew there was something very strange about this... And then I read that the linchpin of the case is a paid Drug...
great, timely cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker
At least the U.S. military and other NATO air forces have already had lots of practice hammering this country. Who could have ever foreseen that the Islamist radicals would take over after the U.S. helped topple the country's dictator? Today's New York Times:...
