"The Sherwood Rangers had begun the war as weekend part-time soldiers, then had been sent overseas on their horses, had performed cavalry charges with sabres drawn, had been converted to artillery, had survived the Siege of Tobruk, had been mechanized and had turned themselves into one of the finest ... Continue reading
Deadly ambition
March 2, 2022 By Leave a Comment
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they ... Continue reading
Syria and isolationism
September 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
"At town hall meetings in their districts, the congressman reports, House Republicans are hearing 'an isolationist message.' It's not America's war. The evidence that the Assad regime used chemical weapons is ambiguous, maybe cooked. There isn't a compelling national interest to intervene. 'Let ... Continue reading
The politics of power
August 12, 2004 By 5 Comments
I'm a card-carrying Democrat. I'll pause here for a moment while you regain your composure. Just put your head between your knees, breathe deeply, and in a few minutes the room will stop spinning.There, feel better? No? Let me explain myself briefly before moving on to the actual point of ... Continue reading
Just war and Iraq
April 3, 2003 By 2 Comments
I saw a war protester on the news carrying a sign that read: "What Would Jesus Bomb?" Clever. And it's a good question, because it plays to the stereotype that many people have about Jesus, that he was a 1st-century pacifist.The trouble with stereotypes is that they contain a grain of truth ... Continue reading
