How does a civilization based on humanism tolerate such conditions?
Lieberman’s Ties to Ex-Party Frayed by His Use of Swing Vote – WSJ.com
December 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sen. Joseph Lieberman’s use of his swing vote to help quash a proposed expansion of Medicare marked the latest act in his deteriorating relationship with the Democratic Party. Cheered nine years ago by Democrats as their vice-presidential nominee, Mr. Lieberman later left the party and now is an object of vilification among many in the [...]
Ross Douthat: Prisons of Our Own Making – NYTimes.com
December 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you’re a governor with presidential aspirations, you should never, under any circumstances, pardon a convict or reduce a sentence. That’s the lesson everyone seems to have drawn from the dreadful case of Maurice Clemmons, an Arkansas native who murdered four Lakewood, Wash., police officers over Thanksgiving weekend — nine years after Mike Huckabee, then [...]
John Arquilla: Why is America still letting online jihadists run amok?, Foreign Policy
December 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
The five young men detained in Pakistan this week — like a whole new generation of jihadis — appear to have made considerable use of the Internet in their alleged approach to al Qaeda. Their story points out that, nine years after 9/11, terrorist networks are still not only able to stay in touch via [...]
