Get U.S. Out of Afghanistan!

For nearly ten years, the United States Armed Forces have waged a protracted, demanding, sporadic war in Afghanistan, a nation which has witnessed (overseen?) the demise of great empires in the past: Alexander the Great, the British, the Soviets. . .The United States...

No "No-Fly Zone" Over Libya

The United States must resist the call to impose a "no-fly zone" over Libya in the midst of that nation's escalating civil war .Washington Post Columnist George F. Will offered a list of compelling questions which must influence the United State's...

Pope Benedict XVI, the Jews, and the Final Account

In his work Jesus of Nazareth, Pope Benedict XVI officially absolves of the Jews of any complicity in the execution of Jesus Christ.He supports his denunciation of the Jews' supposed deicide through enlightened analysis of previously controversial passages from...

Celebrity Shame-Baiting: Part III

Let's consider the application and effects of Celebrity Shame-Baiting in three distinct situations, each in ascending order of local, than national, finally international importance.Back to Charlie Sheen. The common phrase describing this guy is not...