At times, I’ve been confronted by people who argue that Muslims are barbaric and Islam is an evil religion that preaches violence and war, as compared to Christianity in America, where we are a nation of enlightened...
Read MoreOkay, that’s a bit of an overstatement, but perhaps only because Bosnia and Bosnian so-called democracy activists keep popping up as a hub “color revolutions.” First there was Otpor. It’s well...
Read MoreSomeone stamped out another one of those “I’m Ready for Hillary” essays, this time for Lanny Davis to sign. It isn’t really any different than the one Howard Dean had published in Politico yesterday. So,...
Read MoreMax Weber notably defined the state as an entity with a “monopoly of violence over a given territory.” That definition always strikes my students as strange until we break it down. Whether the state is...
Read MoreI find it frustrating that no one is ever held accountable for huge crimes but people get nailed to the wall for petty drug crimes and the like. I think anyone who ordered the torture of anyone for any reason should be...
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