| May 1, 2013 | Peace / SecurityPresident Barack Obama’s recent announcement that he believes Syria has used a small amount of chemical weapons ignited a debate. Has the Assad regime crossed the “red line” the White House laid down? U.S. intelligence reports “varying degrees...
| Mar 6, 2013 | Peace / SecurityDid you know that international laws dictate the rules of the game when it comes to selling bananas and iPods, but not grenade launchers and AK-47s? It’s crazy but true. Fortunately, a solution is at hand. Negotiators at the United Nations will soon wrap up a...
| Dec 26, 2012 | Peace / SecurityDoes NRA stand for “No Rational Argument”? In response to the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the gun group’s CEO called for an armed cop in every school and a national database to track the mentally ill. Wayne LaPierre’s widely broadcast...
| Dec 12, 2012 | Peace / SecurityAmerica is suffering from a failure to commit. Just ask Bob Dole. While the former GOP presidential candidate and decorated veteran watched from his wheelchair on the Senate floor, all but eight of the Republicans in that chamber shamefully voted down the United...
| Oct 31, 2012 | Peace / SecurityThe deaths of our diplomats in Benghazi turned the national spotlight where it doesn’t often go — to the security around our embassies and how much we spend on it. In the overheated atmosphere of the election endgame, Republican candidate Mitt Romney and his...
