Month: March 2012

The Mistreatment of Bradley Manning

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has recently released an addendum to its 2011-report on the following subject: Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,...

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Open Thread

I don’t know how many soccer fans we have at the Frog Pond but I’m fired up for the first Philly Union match of the season. The Portland Timbers’ fans are awesome.

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Casual Observations

I have arrived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I see that there has been a little eruption of stupidity and buffoonishness in my absence. They really ought to stop polling Republicans about the president’s birth certificate and...

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Primary Preview: Newt and Santorum on Edge

Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries are all-important for Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Each are staking their campaigns on how well they perform Tuesday night, and bolstering...

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