Brendan O'Neill sends along this essay, in which he argues against the tendency of antiwar folks to blame the war on gullible masses taken in by potent propaganda. I've probably been guilty of this at times, and I agree with much of what he says, especially this: Of...
Didn't mean to leave out my conservative and liberal/leftist/progressive readers with this post on "libertarian" hawks. Feel free to send me your thoughts on the most obnoxious and the most reasonable hawks of your political stripe. My nominees: Obnoxious conservative...
Untitled Document David Horowitz is such a big crybaby. I posted a review of his new book, Left Illusions, on Amazon, and he's wailing that it's all a result of "left-wing sabotage." Here's Horowitz: "When my new book Left Illusions came out I prepared myself for the...
Eric's entry on Tim Starr got me to thinking: Who is the most obnoxious "libertarian" hawk? The most reasonable? On the latter question I'm taking a cue from Alan Bock's thoughtful comments of last Tuesday and attempting a little holiday civility. I guess I'll...
From the January issue of the national Libertarian Party News (not yet posted on their website): LP Hawks Start 'Fight for Liberty' CaucusA Washington state Libertarian Party member has helped found an organization of "libertarian hawks" that will encourage the LP to...
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While the War Party cheerfully celebrates the holiday season attending galas and fundraisers, the forgotten wounded deal with the prospects of a New Year very different from the last they celebrated. A Soldier's Return Since the war started, more than 2,300 American...
Traditional Catholic Reflections & Reports has prominently run Justin Raimondo's article, Pope John Paul II: Man of the Year. In their link, they refer to Antiwar.com as Website of the Year (you must scroll down just a little). Thank you, TCRNews!
Kudos to The Army Times: Their Photos Tell the Story, by Jimmy Breslin The Army Times, a civilian newspaper that is sold mainly on military bases and thus reaches the prime wartime audience, uses eight pages of its year-end review, out now, to run photos of all those...
...who doesn't march to the beat of the Pentagon's drummer. It is alarming enough that much of the media have voluntarily fallen into lockstep with the Administration, but not content with that, they now want to silence the remainder who refuse to compromise their...
