| May 29, 2013 | Peace / SecurityThe appalling civil war in Syria is well into its third year. With upwards of 70,000 dead, countless numbers maimed and injured, and millions of refugees, there are recurrent calls for the United States to “do something” to end the mayhem. That...
| Apr 24, 2013 | Peace / SecurityIt was a confusing week, dominated by the Boston Marathon bombing, the evil act of two young men who had been welcomed into this country and had repaid the kindness with unspeakable cruelty. Then, for grim comic relief, letters believed to contain the deadly poison...
| 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...
| Feb 20, 2013 | Peace / SecurityThey were droning on about drones the other day in Washington. The Senate Intelligence (ha-ha) Committee was grilling CIA chief-designate John Brennan on the use of unmanned aircraft during his tenure as President Barack Obama’s adviser on terrorism. Drones are...
| Feb 6, 2013 | Peace / SecurityThey’ve been holding hearings on gun control up on Capitol Hill in Washington. It’s always an inspiring spectacle. There are few things as bracing as watching terrified lawmakers duck behind the Second Amendment while they justify their lack of significant...
