There wasn't any holding back here. Here's an excerpt from Mayor Rocky Anderson's speech: Blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism. A patriot does not tell people who are intensely concerned about their country to just sit down and be quiet; to refrain from speaking out in the name…
I really didn't want to revisit all the disturbing events and revelations, but I made myself do so. Think Progress has put together this comprehensive Iraq timeline, including ample links. Here are the most recent three events on the timeline: AUGUST 7, 2006: The top U.S. military official in Iraq, Gen.…
We all know about war: male-dominated animal species -- from humans to bighorn sheep -- settle their disputes with combat. But bonobos -- a matriarchal primate species -- settle their disputes with sex. Of course, humans sometimes do this too -- it's called make-up sex -- but bonobos use it for…
After reading the Cato report about terrorism, I suddenly realized why Republicans have been so gung-ho to declare "war" against terrorism: because it's the easiest war in town. The odds that any American will die from a terrorist attack are microscopic, so what better thing to declare "war" against than…
Is terrorism really the biggest threat facing the United States? TomPaine.com recently commented on a report of the libertarian Cato Institute arguing that terrorism is really just not that big of a threat to the average person. For instance, about as many Americans have been killed by terrorists as have been…