As pressure to end the war builds in Washington, supporters of the war in Afghanistan will invariably return to their strongest argument: the threat of Al-Qa’eda. However, a reasonable understanding of the terrorist organization shows that even Al-Qa’eda is not enough to justify a bloody and expensive occupation.

Is it that you don’t know what war costs, or that you don’t know that it makes us less safe?

As a citizen, I’m ultimately responsible for the conduct of my government. As we talk about health care and financial services, I think it’s particularly useful to remember the core assault on the rule of law – our inability to prosecute the crimes of the past decade.

A lamentable double standard exists in America when, for committing like acts of violence, a Muslim man with an Arabic name is immediately labeled a terrorist, and a White man with a biblical first name and an Irish surname is not. Either these men are terrorists, or they are not.

My Proposal For New Progressive Party Platform on War and International Justice.

Numerous takes on Obama’s speech in Oslo…

In which I call Nancy Pelosi’s office with an inquiry about the Red Cross report, and a little visit the Speaker made to Guantanamo in 2002. The results are as hilarious as they are telling.