We learn much from how we present our heroes. A few years ago, on Martin
Luther King. Day, I was interviewed on CNN. So was Rosa Parks, by phone from
Los Angeles. "We're very honored to have her," said the host. "Rosa Parks
was the woman...
30 October 2005
The wheels are falling off. The carriage is headed towards a cliff. The passengers are beginning only beginning to get scared. And where is the driver? Or in our case, where is the president? He is absent without leave, once more leaving...
25 October 2005
AUSTIN, Texas -- I am writing about the most extraordinary book by the most extraordinary woman, and I would have interviewed her at length, except she's going to be arrested if she ever sets foot back in our home state.
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25 October 2005
Many politicians and pundits have told us that “Iraq is not Vietnam.”
Certainly, any competent geographer would agree.
Substantively, the histories of Iraq and Vietnam are very different. And the dynamics of U.S. military...
Substantively, the histories of Iraq and Vietnam are very different. And the dynamics of U.S. military...
25 October 2005
By a twist of political fate, the Oct. 28 deadline for special
counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to take action on the Plamegate matter is
exactly 25 years after the only debate of the presidential race between
Ronald Reagan and incumbent Jimmy...
24 October 2005
As the New Orleans disaster recedes from the headlines, citizen activists
face a choice. We can focus exclusively on other newer issues. Or we can
work to make the disaster one of those key turning points with the potential
to transform...