Month: June 2005

In an odd way, people of faith–be it in a god or in a political system (from right and left, in other words)–have emasculated many of us liberals over the past century, ripping from us our confidence in doubt....

I was inspired by Shirlstars’ diary (A Beautiful Sunday Morning To You) this morning to write this diary of hope.  I think we saw many signs of hope this week, including this nugget about Arlen Specter.  Another...

This is part of a series that is posted randomly throughout the week. The series is a selection of photos and sometimes editorial cartoons that sum up visually what is going on around the world. Unless otherwise noted, I...

The LA Times reports that Bush’s foreign policy is shifting: …the presidential vision even has its own buzz phrase: “practical idealism,” a reference to the policy’s underlying premise that in a...

Juan Cole writes today: “Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (actually Ahmad al-Khalayleh of Zarqa) has been elevated by the Bush administration to an almost mythic position as the fomenter of much of the violence in...