Now, Can We Prosecute Saddam's Unindicted Co-Conspirators? (UPDATED) Saddam's conviction and death sentence represent the last full measure of his usefulness to the Power Elite that sustained and exploited him from the time he came to power. Of the myriad crimes he committed against his subjects, international peace, and God's law, Saddam will swing for [...]

Reich Here, Reich Now If a morbidly obese man is a year away from a heart attack, but choking on a piece of steak right now, which should be our immediate course of action: Should we pester him about changing his diet and getting more exercise, or apply the Heimlich Maneuver right now?The answer is [...]

The "Wave" That Wasn't -- And The One That Was (UPDATED) In a mid-term election that, nation-wide, was double-ply, wall-to-wall ugliness for the Republicans, I find something incredibly significant in the contrasting results from two congressional races. The first was the easy victory of Representative Ron Paul in Texas, a Republican In Name Only in [...]

Short Takes -- November 9, 2006 Today I'm inaugurating what I hope will be a daily morning news update. The longer essays will be published in the afternoon, hopefully on a daily basis, as well. If you've enjoyed what you read here, please let others know. Sometime soon -- hopefully before Thanksgiving -- I'm going [...]

Review of the News, November 10 (Expanded; Revised, 11/11) Glory, Hallelujah – The Evangelicals Are Turning on the GOPOne reason for the GOP's much-deserved and badly overdue electoral beat-down on Tuesday is this: Evangelical Christians got religion, or at least acted on it when they went into the voting booths. Growing frustration over the mounting [...]

Review of the News, November 13 (Updated) Keep a good thought....Said the Goose to the Gander: “How do you like the sauce?”Late last week, Time magazine reported that a criminal probe targeting Donald Rumsfeld, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, former CIA director George Tenet, "and other senior U.S. civilian and military officers, for their alleged roles [...]

The "New Police Professionalism," or Support Your Local Gang-Banger Most American men older than, say, fourteen years of age have had the following experience:During a pick-up basketball game at the YMCA or the local health club, you find yourself paired off defending a guy who's taking things just a little too seriously. Bumps escalate into [...]

Opening the Gates of the Gulag (Pt. I) Displaying candor and alacrity that might be admirable in other circumstances, the Bush regime has made clear the purpose and impact of the Military Commissions Act,(.pdf) or MCA (better described as the “Reversal of Freedom Act of 2006").Two days ago (Monday, November 13), the “Justice” Department filed [...]