The tendency to attribute environmental misfortunes to witchcraft and ghosts, and the existence of easily available superstitious solutions to deal with environmental calamities makes protection of the environment difficult, and good policy nearly impossible. Thus in Kenya, where the debate over the eviction of settlers from the environmentally critical Mau Forest has turned nasty, highly [...]

“I’ve never seen so many attractive domestic terrorists in all my life!” Dick FAT Armey yelled at the adoring crowd. “It’s so nice to be here again together, isn’t it?…You mean you actually came to town on your own terms? To say what you wanted to say? And to be heard? Sounds pretty much like [...]

This blood-sucking, murdering cockroach should be prosecuted together with fellow war criminals George Bush and Dick Cheney. These three committed unspeakable and unforgivable evil acts against the Iraqi people — and should be prosecuted by the ICC (International Criminal Court). Saddam was a tyrant, but that was no excuse to kill and maim hundreds of [...]

   Columnist – John SammonThe news yesterday that Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer’s opponents are trying to make hay out of a remark she recently made to a general asking him not to call her “ma’am,” but to call her “senator” instead, sparked personal memories of Boxer of my own. I had a rare, momentary insight into [...]

There is a prevalent misconception that racism is a self-contained problem. The myth goes like this: unless a hooded clansman is burning a cross on an African American family’s lawn, the United States is not dealing with traditional racism. Our country has transcended race, since the election of President Obama, this myth says. Furthermore, race [...]