| May 3, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyThe Minuteman movement, whose members were denounced early on as “vigilantes” by then-President George W. Bush, is growing increasingly fractured and radical as Congress prepares to make another run at reforming the immigration system. Even Chris Simcox, a...
| | Peace / SecurityThe recent exposés from Iraq and Afghanistan–with their shocking images, appalling laughter, and video-game ethos–would have shocked the conscience of the nation in an earlier era. After all, when what happened at My Lai was exposed during the Vietnam War,...
| | Rights / DemocracyArizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a statewide law forcing local police officers to question and potentially detain anyone they “reasonably suspect” to be an undocumented immigrant. If you believe our local law enforcement agencies, which will be required to implement...
| | Economy / BusinessWhen I was in high school, I had a guidance counselor named Mrs. Cameron. She was a sweet woman, gentle of manner, soft of voice. She ruined my life. It was her job to give career counseling to the students in her charge. To that end, she would make us take an...
| | Rights / DemocracyI hate weaponsIn my guts, Now I need one For those nuts. Everybody’s doing it. Buying a gun. Ever since the Supreme Court said anyone can own one, nervous citizens have been gobbling them up. Unconcealed weapons are even showing up in bars and supermarkets. It...
