I have a special affinity for stories about well-meaning environmental initiatives backfiring on the well-meaning environmentalists: BANGKOK, Thailand – It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all...
So the former general counsel of the U.S. Army tells Bob Woodward: “We tortured [Mohammed al-]Qahtani,” said Susan J. Crawford, in her first interview since being named convening authority of...
The U.S. budget for nuclear programs shows misplaced priorities, colleagues say. We’re spending at least $52.4 billion a year on our nuclear budget, and only a tiny fraction of it...
From the Washington Post: The U.N. Relief and Works Agency said the Israeli military refused to allow aid shipments through Gaza’s border checkpoints Saturday, saying the crossings were closed for...
Words fail me — and apparently the New York Times, too. At least bill him as Paul Hewson or something. Are people really waiting to hear from Sting? Or Donovan?...