Terrorism: A Double Standard

By: Thursday March 18, 2010 8:38 pm

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.

The Wars Are Unsustainable

By: Tuesday November 17, 2009 6:11 am

Fighting two wars under the dual myths of an all-volunteer force and a refusal to raise taxes to fund the conflicts is destroying our armed forces, our economy and the fabric of our society.

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