Divisions within Islam

One of the greatest intellectual failings of the Administration is its inability to understand how internally diverse Islam is, and how when we demonize all Muslims as “terrorist fundamentalists” we lose any hope of having a nuanced understanding of those within Islam who would actually harm us. While the Administration’s public statements might be [...]

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Well Then, Did We Learn Anything from 9/11?

Boy, this could be a short post. But since its the aniversary of the attack, and the political bovines are all out there giving high-handed speeches larded with drivel, I am compelled to point out a few actual facts.
Not that they will listen.
Having reviewed the several public appearances by the Gang of Four (Bush, [...]

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What Did We Learn From Katerina — Really?

Getting past all the pious breast-beating and political gas of the last week or so, I think we might be well served by extracting some lessons from a true regional catastrophe like hurricane Katerina. Most of the lessons are, however, rather grim so if you’re not in a cheery mood maybe you should come [...]

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