Not a title you see everyday from someone who is more or less considered a liberal. Its the one sticking point I seem to have with friends and colleagues who fancy themselves this side of the political spectrum as well. The other day a friend of mine who disagrees with my point [...]

Chris is the newest writer on the TM team, he is originally from Toronto, Canada. Chris holds a degree in Political science and Philosophy, with post graduate work in Philosophy. Chris also writes poetry, fiction and articles on terrorism and American foreign policy. As well, he enjoys playing music, picking wild mushrooms in [...]

Regarding Israel’s major military response in Lebanon, what’s very clear is that most of the moderate Arab governments (Egypt, Jordan even Saudi Arabia) are secretly smiling about Israel’s attacks on Hizbollah. They have even publicly stated that while the loss of innocent life is regretable, they support Israel’s actions against Hizbollah.
While I think what Israel [...]

In the Washington Post today, three articles have appeared which deal with what is happening in Lebanon from the point of view of strategy and foreign policy in that region.
The first article Counter-Spin will take a look at is that by Charles Krauthammer. In “Lebanon: The Only Exit Strategy”, he states that what has happened [...]

With all that is going on in the world currently (Isreal, etc.) I thought I’d attempt to dig up a batch of Internet video clips and pictures that could provide a little levity for the middle of the work week. Enjoy.
Bush sings “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
Someone sent me this one a while back and I [...]

“Innocence is lovely in the child….but our path in life is not backward but onward, and virtue can never be the offspring of mere innocence. If we are to progress in the knowledge of good, we must also progress in the knowledge of evil.???
-Mrs. H. O. Ward

It grates on the fabric of one’s common sense [...]

In his today’s article, “Hunker Down With History”, Richard Cohen of the Washington Post almost put his finger on the most central issue of the Muslim-Israeli conflict. Had he actually touched on the issue and dealt with it, then it would have truly been a remarkable article. Unfortunately he chooses to look upon the creation [...]

…and that he fights fires with Faygo.
Psycho Patrol car owner Danny Kirby, 21, bought the former Oregon police cruiser on eBay for $2,900. I didn’t attract much attention until he redecorated it for a record label content last summer. Kirby, who lives in San Jose, isn’t trying to masquerade as a police officer — despite [...]

In the beginning of June I found out that someone I used to play in a band with had been arrested for 8 counts of sexual assault because he was a teacher who decided to ignore the law and have sex with one of his students. After the arrest, Matthew Glasser decided he was too [...]

Mr. Sebastian Mallaby, in his op-ed article “The Fighters and the Freeloaders” in today’s Wasington Post, claims that the current mess in the Middle East is due, to a large extent, to Russia’s, China’s and Western Europe’s foot-dragging as far as diplomacy is concerned.
I suspect that what he wants is for the above mentioned ‘freeloaders’ [...]