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A small point

I have the utmost respect for Juan Cole and his blog. Today, he had a post that I wanted to make a small comment on, because I don’t think it gives either Sistani or Gandhi the credit each one deserves. The relevant paragraph, to be found at the end of his post, is as follows: If Sistani does lead a popular march of the sort the press is describing, it might be the most significant act of civil disobedience by an Asian religious leader since Gandhi’s salt march in British India. And it might kick off the beginning of the…

Ignoring Guantanamo

See the Columbia Journalism Review for the complicity of the news media in creating Guantanamo. Technorati Tags: Guantanamo

Fear and Voting

The Church of Critical Thinking has a good piece on National Preparedness Month and it’s political implications. But this administration wouldn’t be so crass to use terrorism to help their approval ratings?