| Jan 16, 2012 | Peace / Security“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children,” Nelson Mandela once said. If that’s the case, the United States has much soul-searching to do. The United States is the only country in the world that...
| | Environment / HealthAdd yet another new concern to the growing list of reasons to oppose hyraudlic fracturing, the natural-gas extraction process known as “fracking”: Earthquakes. That’s right, following a New Year’s Eve earthquake in Youngstown, Ohio — the...
| Jan 9, 2012 | Peace / SecurityPresident Barack Obama ordered up yet another strategic review last year. This one explicitly aimed at bringing the nation’s military posture into line with something we can afford. In response to that review, his administration forged a plan, unveiled during...
| | Economy / BusinessI’m a member of the 1 percent. I’ve watched my income tax rates fall over my lifetime, from a top rate of 91 percent under President Dwight Eisenhower to the current low rate of 35 percent. When taxes were higher, this nation built a vibrant middle-class...
| | Rights / DemocracyI was three weeks away from taking the Law School Admissions Test in 2004 when I was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. I hadn’t hurt anyone or vandalized any property. In fact, the indictment didn’t allege that I’d committed any...
