Last night I watched The Fog of War (2003). Excellent film. As I watched it, I couldn't help think about the current conflict in Iraq and the parallels to the Vietnam war.

Instead of going after King George Bush II on his vast misuse of executive power, the weak-minded fundamentalist supplicants we call Congress made it legal.

Recently the Cato Institute released a study which details Bush's not so good track record on upholding the constitution. Here's a bullet point version of the study...

The upcoming release of the movie United 93 has re-awakened some feelings that I haven't had in a while. It got me thinking about honor, heroism and personal freedom. What would I have done if I were on the plane?

I just read the article After Neoconservatism by Francis Fukuyama. It really helped me sort out my disorganized mess of ideas about U.S. foreign policy and why the Neocons (in power today) went down the wrong path. I have been on the fence about whether Neocon idealism is the way the U.S. should participate in the world.. after reading the article I think the ideals are sound but the current implementation is all wrong. Here are the major points of the (long) article and why I now think this way...

There is a lot of debate these days about Intelligent Design (ID) and its place in the educational world. The ID proponents believe their idea should be taught in schools alongside evolution, in science classes. Its detractors believe ID is pseudoscience and should not be taught in science classes. I think we have a problem with symantics...