| Nov 28, 2012 | Peace / SecurityAfter four decades and billions of dollars in spending, the U.S.-led “War on Drugs” has failed. Initially, this war’s architects aimed to curb drug use at home and stem production abroad. Their strategy has achieved few gains on either end. Today, an...
| Aug 13, 2012 | Environment / HealthShould Congress renew the wind-energy production tax credit that’s scheduled to expire at the end of 2012? It depends on whom you ask — a Democrat, a Republican, or another Republican. On August 1, Mitt Romney declared his strong opposition to this tax...
| Jul 30, 2012 | Environment / HealthAs fires raged in Arizona last summer, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) discovered the culprits. “There is substantial evidence,” the former Republican presidential candidate told reporters, “that some of these fires have been caused by people who have...
| | Peace / SecurityWon’t be me Who spoils your fun, Go ahead, And tote that gun. Following that dark opening-night screening of the latest Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, it’s time to contemplate yet again why America’s troubled young men kill so many more people...
| Jul 27, 2012 | Peace / SecurityThe night of Friday, July 20 was destined to make headlines — but never for this. After three years of spiraling anticipation, the premier of The Dark Knight Rises was supposed to be the pinnacle of the American movie-going experience. But, in the aftermath of...
