Archive for the ‘Neo-Con’ Category

The False Equation: Religion Equals Morality by Gwynne Dyer In the United States, where it is almost impossible to get elected unless you profess a strong religious faith, it would have passed completely unnoticed. Not one of the hundred US senators ticks the “No Religion/Atheist/Agnostic” box, for example, although 16 percent of the American population [...]

Baptising Beck ‎Wednesday, ‎14 ‎September ‎2011, ‏‎5:11:40 PM | Richard Bartholomew Warren Throckmorton has the latest on David Barton and Glenn Beck: David Barton is feeling the criticism from Worldview Weekend founder Brannon Howse. Today, Barton responded to some of those criticisms as he framed them. Howse is particularly concerned that David Barton’s partnership with [...]

The Nobel War Prize’ by Tariq Ali for the London Review of Books Blog, December 11, 2010 Last year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize escalated the war in Afghanistan a few weeks after receiving the prize. The award surprised even Obama. This year the Chinese government were foolish to make a martyr of the president of [...]