Terrorism-Real & Fake
I know that it makes for saleable media but we have to stop calling every nutcase who wields a weapon in public a terrorist. Reporters on TV this week whined in horror about the terrorists in Canada and the U.S. who
Bits & Pieces #49
“I personally believe in Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, but I am also a killer. I’ve killed a lot and if I need to, I’ll kill a whole bunch more. If you don’t want to get killed don’t show
The Politics of Ebola
As usual, the country is responding to the Ebla crisis the way they respond to everything else. PANIC! There is a leadership aspect to decision-making that has nothing to do with what the people want. The Ebola crisis is a perfect
Fear and Loathing Over the Middle East
The only solution the Middle East is going to get is going to have to be political and religious, not military. We can bomb the hell out of ISIS as long as we want and eventually it will become a recruiting
Ebola
The Ebola crisis continues to grow with panic in the streets and all kinds of dumb ideas adding to the ridiculous panic. A school has been closed in Mississippi because the principle had traveled to Zambia, a nation in Africa but
Prejudice
Melissa Harris-Perry had Ta-Nehsei Coates on her show a while back. This is a seemingly intelligent writer for The Atlantic, who had recently revived the old argument for reparations for the black community for their enforced slavery. It’s an argument
Has Obama Been a Good president?
Has Obama been a good President? Paul Krugman thinks he has. In fact he thinks he is one of the three most important presidents in modern history, mainly because of what he has faced and what he has accomplished. First
It’s Way Too nComplicated
There’s a great deal of speculation about how we didn’t see ISIS becoming a big time threat until they were rolling through Iraq, murdering villages full of non-Sunni Muslims and making a general nuisance of themselves. How come? We do, after
Apologia
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Can We Solve The Middle East?
The only solution the Middle East is going to get if it really wants to consider peace, is going to have to be political and religious, not military. We can bomb the hell out of ISIS but eventually that will become