Is the cause of disarmament helped if the pro-life movement hitches its wagon to it?
Using Pro-Life to Sell Nuclear Disarmament
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Playing One Side Off the Other Only Hurts Pakistan in the End
Pakistan walks a tightrope between the United States and the Taliban.
Israel v. Iran: “U.S. Assets” Might Not Be American
Who knew that the term “U.S. assets” was a category broad enough to include the entire state of Israel?
Pentagon Well-Fed While States and Cities Live on Subsistence Diet
Under last year’s deficit-reduction deal, domestic spending is dropping about one-quarter from 2010 levels. Meanwhile, military spending, which is supposed to be cut equally, is barely being nicked.
Maintaining Capability to Wage a Second War Asking for Trouble
The ability to wage a second war is like having a two-car garage. You may not need two cars, but chances are you’ll own that second car sooner or later.
Apple’s iEconomy a Veritable Labor Dystopia
Thanks to Mike Daisey’s appearance on “This American Life,” denial about Apple’s labor abuses has become impossible.
Burma: Don’t Believe the Hype
Burma’s President Thein Sein’s token democratic measures show he may still be but a front for the previous ruling junta.
Dear Secretary Panetta: U.S. Taxpayers Have Better Things to Do With Their Money Than Fund Nukes in Europe
The Project for Government Oversight appeals to Secretary of Defense Panetta to cease deploying U.S. nuclear weapons to Europe.
Is Libya a “False Analogy” (in Hillary Clinton’s Words) to Syria?
The United States, Europe, and Saudi Arabia seek regime change in Syria, but Russia does not want to see another country wrested from its orbit.
Timoney Time in Bahrain
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has hired John Timoney, the former police chief of Philadelphia and Miami, noted for his heavy-handed policing of demonstrations.