b. traven In June 1996 Kurt Vonnegut, the author of Slaughterhouse Five and other novels, wrote the following to a friend: Politics? I will vote Democratic because that is the most humane of the two parties, but not by much. The Clintons are shallow, opportunistic, Yuppies but they are the only game in town. Doesn’t…
Colin Robinson In a democratic country, it is a matter of basic principle that elections are preferable to violence as a way of resolving conflict, and that after a government has been elected, you don’t take up arms to overthrow it. These are excellent principles. But when dealing with political conflicts in foreign countries, democratic…
Peter van Buren Protocols exist allowing the president to select American citizens, without a whit of due process, for drone killing. Only overseas, Obama says, but you can almost see the fingers crossed behind his back. Wouldn’t an awful lot of well-meaning Americans have supported an aerial drone killing in San Bernardino, or at the…
Introduction This blog covers many contrary and skeptical views on our society and politics. We welcome all of our followers and readers to comment or submit reality-based articles that question today’s society. Most of our contributors are men. Not this one. Meghan Heller was raped by a fellow college student that resulted in pregnancy in…
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