Have Israel and its supporters gone over the edge? As Israel defies the US on settlement policies and its continuing mistreatment of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, a recent poll shows the American public is undergoing a significant shift in its historically pro-Israel views: According to the survey of 800 registered voters, which was conducted June 9-11 by … [Read More]

Should we still have 30,000 troops in North Korea, 50 years after that war ended? Given that the quickest way to gain international respect is to acquire nuclear weapons, do we believe we can prevent every nation on earth from going nuclear forever? If we do how far are we willing to go, how many lives are we willing to sacrifice … [Read More]

Not too long ago, Christopher Hitchens was busying himself justifying George W. Bush, the neocons, and the Iraq war—er, “liberation”—on avowedly Marxian grounds. (It would seem justifying Dubya, Frumy, and Wolfowitz requires some kind to recourse of Marxism.) And the columnist was rewarded with the warm embrace of the flagship of American conservatism. In the Age of Obama, Hitch has himself … [Read More]

This is the kind of article one writes with Kinky Friedman blasting in the background, and that’s how it is meant to be read. Otherwise, the experience might prove a little too painful. So crank up “Homo Erectus,” grab a bourbon, and I’ll explain to you the workings of The Catholic Bullshit Generator™. The Generator was invented in the ‘60s, but … [Read More]