It was my fealty to the notion of personal liberty that made me a Republican when I came of age in the 1980s. It is my continued fealty to personal liberty that makes me a Democrat today. The case against the libertarian Republican is so easy to make that I almost feel compelled to stipulate… Continue reading The Case for the Libertarian Democrat
OPEC Moves Toward Production Cuts
A consensus among OPEC members began to form over the weekend about cuts in oil production to help stem the recent decline in price, but the group’s members have not yet agreed on how to share the reduced output. From As Price Slips, OPEC Moves Toward Production Cuts – New York Times Just in time… Continue reading OPEC Moves Toward Production Cuts
Al Qaeda Increasingly Reliant on Media
“We are the energy behind the path to jihad,” Abu Omar said proudly. “Just like the jihadis reached their target on Sept. 11, we will reach ours through the Internet.” From Al Qaeda Increasingly Reliant on Media – New York Times More proof that Gibson had it right when he said the street finds its… Continue reading Al Qaeda Increasingly Reliant on Media
number six
(Bloomberg) – The U.S. lost its position as the world’s most competitive economy to Switzerland as budget and trade deficits prompted a slide to sixth in the World Economic Forum’s annual rankings. From Bloomberg Sadly, not surprising. This is the result six years of economic policy set by people who think that supply-side economics is… Continue reading number six
Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response
Democratic lawmakers, responding to an intelligence report that found that the Iraq war has invigorated Islamic radicalism and worsened the global terrorist threat, said the assessment by American spy agencies demonstrated that the Bush administration needed to devise a new strategy for its handling of the war. And then there is the kicker: In public… Continue reading Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response
UN Dispatch: Ted Turner: Telling It Like It Is
the U.N.’s not perfect. It structurally needs to be reformed. The Security Council, it just doesn’t make sense to have only five countries and the victors of World War Two. I mean Germany and Japan, that was 60 years ago. They’re both two of the most peaceful and best run countries in the world. They… Continue reading UN Dispatch: Ted Turner: Telling It Like It Is
Christianism Watch
Check out “Jesus Camp,” a place where children are taught to venerate the Great Leader, George W. Bush, to speak in tongues, and adhere to the rigid politics of Christianism. From Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish: Christianism Watch Jesus Camp. What really bothers me about this that it appears to have nothing to do… Continue reading Christianism Watch
Time for us to go
With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, conservatives these days ought to be happy, but most aren’t. They see expanding government, runaway spending, Middle East entanglements, and government corruption, and they wonder why, exactly, the country should be grateful for Republican dominance. Some accuse Bush and the Republicans today of not being true conservatives.… Continue reading Time for us to go
Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes
Matching an earlier condemnation of Israel, Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hezbollah forces of war crimes and “serious violations of international humanitarian law” during the Lebanon war, including indiscriminate rocket attacks and “deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects.” From Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes – New York Times I wonder if the… Continue reading Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes
Why is Washington exaggerating the pirate threat?
Despite their impressive exploits of late—seizing oil platforms off the coast of Nigeria and, memorably, firing rockets at a cruise ship off Somalia—modern maritime pirates have been robbed of the mystique that once made them stars of the criminal underworld. A steady increase over the last decade in the number of thefts, hijackings, and killings… Continue reading Why is Washington exaggerating the pirate threat?