First the Gipper, Now the Gypper
The military establishment’s influence on US foreign policy. President Ronald Reagan may have realized at an early age that the popular saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go...
Category: Themes
Natasha From Russia
When you’re privileged enough to attend a top-tier American university such as Duke, losing sight of the fact that your fate may have been different often comes with the package. Strutting to class...
A Pope For Life
The last Pope could have done more to change the world The passing of a Pope is not meant to engender a universal response such as we have witnessed recently. This response suggests to us that Pope...
In the United States: The Reform of the Public Warning System
The grave importance of setting policies and procedures to effectively implement a Public Warning System In the near future in Washington , D.C., at the beginning of rush hour, a highway overpass...
Burkhas, Bikinis, and Other Lies
“You're in deep doo-doo now," was my 6th grade math teacher's favorite expression, the one that signaled a mini-Apocalypse in the form of a D grade, or a detention, or a shrill call to the parents...
Notes from Amman Surgical Hospital– November 9, 2005
As soon as we entered Amman Surgical Hospital, the depth of the tragedy engulfed us. To my right, a young man slouched in a chair, surrounded by friends. A veiled woman, who could have been his...
It’s the Movies, Stupid!
George W. Bush won for a simpler reason than all political pundits would like to admit. It has nothing to do with the economy, security, Iraq , gay marriage or moral values – all highly...
Who Would Jesus Bomb?
Quick memo to the good ol' folks that drive straight from church to the pro-war rally in their starred and striped S.U.V.'s: You are total idiots. Oh, I am sorry. I doubt even you would have an easy...
RUMSFELD MUST GO
If George W. Bush wants Arabs to believe a word he says, then big heads should quickly start rolling in his administration. Starting with Donald Rumsfeld, who played down the torture incidents with...
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
By now, most people have seen the images of war-crimes that went on in the Abu Ghraib prison. This is Rush Limbaugh's response to the torture, as tactful and intelligent as always: ”This is no...