Wikileaks Aussie Gag Order Revelation Shows a Free Press Is Still an American Thing
Our government officials may be control-freaks, but they can only dream of the powers deployed by their counterparts in many other established "free countries."
Foreign Policy
Conservatives Should Resurrect Reagan's Foreign Policy
Rick Perry likes to speculate what the Gipper would do, but he should look at what he DID do.
More Sanctions for Russia Because the Other Sanctions Didn't Work
Foreign policy in a nutshell.
The Case for Just War Theory
It's time for our foreign policy to return to first principles.
Quarantine in Liberia
The Liberian president has closed border crossings and quarantined areas affected by the Ebola outbreak.
Is Obama To Blame for the World's Crises?
In practice, our interventions often exact a terribly high price for a dismal result.
Hanging Delayed is Hanging Denied: Abolish the Dysfunctional Death Penalty
Long delays and legal maladministration are further reason to dump capital punishment.
Canada Gets SWAT-Mania: Troubled Man Removed From Plane by Tactical Team (and Fighter Jets)
"A little bit out of hand," says security expert.
Palestinians Accuse Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
Officials filed a complaint Friday to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Israeli Forces Kill At Least 15 People in Shelling of U.N. School in Gaza
The Israeli military had no immediate comment.
The Public Turns Against War
In poll after poll, Americans reject policies that might put U.S. troops in harm's way.
Prosecutors Can Screw With Hackers Just for Saying 'Fuck Shit Up,' Warns Security Expert
Vaguely written laws give federal prosecutors the power to target hackers at will.
America and Thailand Are Global Leaders in This Kind of Reproductive Freedom
Many countries around the world ban in-vitro fertilization practices that allow for the selection of a child's sex.
Is the US Abandoning Afghan Interpreters to Certain Death?
Afghan locals who helped the US were promised visas to America. They may be left behind to fight the Taliban on their own.
You Can't Blame Americans for Not Feeling Exceptional
John Kerry called it like it is, and neocons are throwing a tiresome fit.
