The debate over the Islamic Center being planned for Lower Manhattan is unfortunately heating up. Islamophobes from neoconservative corners of the web, right wing politicians and Fox News have continued to drive a debate that should have died long ago… Continue Reading
Whatever diminishing credibility the Anti-Defamation League retains as a fighter against discrimination and bigotry against minority groups was shed today with the ADL’s announcement that it opposes the construction of the proposed Islamic Center two blocks from “Ground Zero” in… Continue Reading
The End of (Military) History? The United States, Israel, and the Failure of the Western Way of War By Andrew J. Bacevich Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com “In watching the flow of events over the past decade or so, it is… Continue Reading
The Opposites Game All the Strangeness of Our American World in One Article By Tom Engelhardt Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com Have you ever thought about just how strange this country’s version of normal truly is? Let me make my point… Continue Reading
I owe a correction to Michael Ledeen whose post on pajamasmedia.com last week accused me of misrepresenting the reasons for his opposition to a military attack on Iran. He objected in particular to a paragraph I wrote in a recent… Continue Reading