Rick Santorum’s act would not fly in the UK.
Santorum Puts a Scare Into an Ex-Pat
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North America
Ron Paul’s Anti-War Stance Is to Progressives as Atheism Is to . . .
Libertarians and atheists have some commendable stances — but for the wrong reasons.
When Diplomacy With Iran Was Not Only Legal, But Painless
The Iran Threat Reduction Act’s provision for outlawing diplomacy with Iran could explode in our faces in the event of incident in the Persian Gulf.
Neocons Gag on Ron Paul
Ron Paul is a pariah to establishment Republicans and neocons.
Jaczko Jacked up: Nuclear Energy Mugs Regulatory Commish
Nuclear energy political operatives have been smearing Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Gregory Jaczko.
Army Riflemen: No Trigger Finger Too Quick
It’s not hard to imagine all that can go wrong when soldiers are allowed to use their rifles as automatic weapons.
Conn Hallinan’s 2011 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan’s blog Dispatches From the Edge awards news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?”
The Return of Waterboarding?
During the recent Republican presidential primary debates, three candidates said without hesitation that they would authorize waterboarding as an interrogation technique if elected president. In their recent memoirs, both George W. Bush and Dick Cheney admitted with evident pride that they had approved the technique.
START Stopper
Standing the New START treaty on its head.
Shedding Light on Immigration
Huong, a Vietnamese-American artist and activist, seeks to capture the magnitude of America’s immigration debate in her latest mural project, “Immigration – The Wall of Borders.” In a recent visit to FPIF, Huong was keen to emphasize the scale of the mural: eight feet high and over 200 feet long, with a planned expansion to some 400 feet by the time the mural is unveiled in Miami in January 2012.