Rebellion, Government and Real Offenders

The situation facing people who are in dissent is paradoxical. In places where they have the most reason to rebel, they have the least freedom to rebel; whereas in places where they have the most freedom to rebel there is least reason to rebel. In Muslim, right-wing Christian...

Communitarianism and Creeping Totalitarianism

Business entities, from single proprietorships to giant corporations, are made accountable to the public through the mechanism of competition from other companies, as well as through scrutiny by media and law. The government entities are made accountable to the public through...

Society and Tyranny

A Republican Maine politician, Michael Thibodeau, voted against same-sex marriage under the claim that it "tears away at the very fabric of our society." I get tired of arguments such as this.What is the "fabric" of "society?" More importantly, where does one cast vote for or...

The Business of Torture

A report published in March 2010 by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation and titled “From Words to Deeds” accused European companies of manufacturing and selling “tools of torture”. Among these were fixed wall restraints, metal...

Condoleezza Rice: Mistakes were made in Iraq

" Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right move, but the United States made mistakes in the aftermath, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Friday. In an interview to be broadcast Monday on CNN International's "Connect the World" program, Rice...