Disgusting Treatment
I just saw the BBC broadcast (link is to print story; click on “Video” to watch the broadcast) on the abuse of prisoners by a few U.S. soldiers. The soldiers…
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A Feast for the Mind
I am very pleased to have started a new book by the great legal scholar Harold Berman. It’s the second volume of a sweeping and truly brilliant history of western…
I’m Against the Death Penalty in General, but…
The death penalty is one of those issues by which people tend to measure your moral character, rather than listen to your arguments. If you favor the death penalty, you’re…
I’m Against the Death Penalty in General, but…
The death penalty is one of those issues by which people tend to measure your moral character, rather than listen to your arguments. If you favor the death penalty, you’re…
I’m Against the Death Penalty in General, but…
The death penalty is one of those issues by which people tend to measure your moral character, rather than listen to your arguments. If you favor the death penalty, you’re…
I’m Against the Death Penalty in General, but…
The death penalty is one of those issues by which people tend to measure your moral character, rather than listen to your arguments. If you favor the death penalty, you’re…
Do Letters to Congress Matter?
Yes. Yes. Yes. Anyone reading this is on the net. And most readers will be opposed to military conscription. I hope that everyone who opposes the draft will take just…
Pat Tillman and Other Casualties
The death in Afghanistan in combat of former football player Pat Tillman is just the latest in a series of deaths that have led me to reconsider my attitudes toward…
Of All the Dumb Ideas!
Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is calling for a renewal of conscription, but almost certainly with both a military and a civilian servitude option. I was very active in the…
Another View on Iraq
Justin Logan, a very bright fellow with whom I work, has posted a response to the opinions I expressed on Iraq below. I’ll try to find a bit of free…