Boston and Terror
Make no mistake about it: the bombs that went off at the end of the Boston Marathon were acts of terror. We do not yet know whether they were foreign, domestic or home grown acts of terror, but...
View ArticleHuman rights and the Wars of the 21st century
Drones, cyber attacks and other new, more technologically sophisticated methods of conducting warfare have become the “new normal” in the early 21st century. At first glance, these new means and...
View ArticleWhy We Need Government Surveillance
Edward Snowden‘s leaks of classified intelligence already have him being compared to Daniel Ellsworth of the Pentagon Papers and Bradley Manning of the WikiLeaks fame. Snowden felt compelled to leak...
View ArticleThe Wrong Message
The recent events in Egypt should give all pause to consider the ramifications of what is taking place in a key, strategic region of vital importance to the United States. The removal of President...
View ArticlePresidents need the executive authority to quickly order vital military strikes
The recent events in Syria created a great deal of commentary, both good and bad, on how the administration has handled the crisis. There is, once again, a great debate over who actually can commit the...
View ArticleWill ISIL hit the Homeland?
There have been conflicting reports on the likelihood of an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) within the United States over the past week. Even high ranking officials within...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....