Mathematician John Paulos has been working hard to help us imagine the amount of money spent to invade and occupy Iraq. Many experts suggest that it has cost $700 billion in direct costs and probably twice that much if you include the indirect costs. Others estimate the cost at $2…
Look how low the bar has now gotten. This is from the President's May 2, 2007 address to the Associated General Contractors of America: ..."But slowly but surely, the truth will be known. Either we'll succeed, or we won't succeed. And the definition of success as I described is sectarian…
Adrianna Huffington argues that there were other options for George Tenet than to stand by silently and watch the "slow motion car crash." George Tenet seems to believe there's a major distinction between lying and standing by silently while others lie, and then proudly receiving a Medal of Freedom from…
I'm really tired of hearing the sorts of things most patriotic Americans utter to express what they believe to be the national character of the United States. Consider some of the most common expressions: "The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave." Or consider "The Greatest Country in…
On Wednesday evening, Bill Moyers' Journal presented "Buying the War," a terrific special describing the failure of the U.S. media during the run-up to the Iraq invasion. If you missed it, you can watch the entire show here. Here's the official description of the special: Four years ago on May 1, President Bush…