Killing Libya in order to save it
Once again the U.S. is using depleted uranium munition, this time in Libya.
Humanitarian intervention or regime change?
I was suspicious of the UN Security Council's establishment of a Libya no fly zone from the beginning, and events seem to be proving me right.
Tax-deductible invasions
However, there is a solution to knowing if Americans want a war or not. Tax checkoff.
U.S. & Libya: Many questions remain
After President Obama's March 28 address to the nation on the U.S. and NATO military intervention in Libya, many questions remain.
War is not the answer for Libya
President Obama needs to stand up against the warhawks, by moving toward a quick cease-fire in Libya.
Libya: Just say "no” to a no-fly zone
Any such attack would mean destroying the Gaddafi regime's anti-aircraft missile installations, almost surely resulting in civilian casualties on the ground.
Lurching toward the peak
While much of the talk about "peak oil" can be dismissed as hysterical catastrophizing, there is an underlying reality that humankind must come to grips with.
Richard Wright: a great peoples artist and journalist
It is time to restore Richard Wright's place fully as a major people's artist and ground breaking journalist of the 20th century.
Coming to terms with the Confederacy
Some groups want to remember the Confederacy "the right way." Whatever can they mean?
Lincoln's fiery trial was America's too
Book review: Eric Foner's "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery."
