Here is my most recent piece on Associated Content, this one about the upcoming mid-term elections.
The man who helped arm the A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima has died. Only one man is left from the crew of the Enola Gay.
Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan. Will the U.S. be allowed to keep its base? Will the Russians intervene? Stay tuned.
Some psychologists weigh in on the reaction to the strike video that shows Americans killing Iraqi insurgents and two Reuters cameramen, both the reaction of the helicopter crewmen as revealed in their conversation during the action, and the reaction of people watching the video from the safety of their desks. My conclusion remains the same. If we don't want our young men to become cold-blooded killers, don't train them and send them to war. If, however, we believe war is sometimes necessary, then it is necessary to train some of our young men (and young women) to become cold-blooded killers, provide them with the best and most efficient weapons to use in that killing, then turn them loose.
John Stossel examines what it means to be a Libertarian.
A roundup of some recent polls. Notice how the GOP candidates are leading in so many of the races.
After stepping on a land mine he could have avoided, the governor of Virginia amends his Confederate History Month proclamation to include a reference to the evils of slavery. The damage is already done, of course. The good thing is that this will be forgotten by the time he is up for reelection (except by those who are not going to vote for him anyway).
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