Sony Pictures Pulls ‘The Interview’ After Cyber Attacks, Threats; North Korea Suspected
With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.
Obama Has Made An Historic Change In U.S. Cuban Relations, It’s A Good First Step
The resumption of diplomatic relations between U.S. and Cuba, and expansion of some commercial trade ties, is historic but it’s only the first step toward the goal of ending an outdated embargo.
American Held By Cuba Released, U.S. And Cuba To Begin Talks On Normalizing Relations
An American freed from captivity, and potentially huge changes in America’s diplomatic and trade relationship with Cuba.
Sony Hacking Scandal Elevates To Threats Of Terrorism If Film Is Released
Hackers who have divulged embarrassing secrets from deep within Sony Pictures are now threatening violence if a film about a plot to kill Kim Jong Un is released.
Taliban Attack On Pakistan Kills Up To 126, At Least 100 Children
A day of terror at a school in Pakistan.
Sydney Hostage Taker Man Haron Monis: Lone Wolf Terrorist, Or Lone Nut? Does It Matter?
Was Man Haron Monis a terrorist, or just a lone nut who had latched on to the rhetoric of ISIS to justify his own delusions? In the end, it hardly matters.
On Ticking Time Bombs
The “ticking time bomb scenario” is a TV trope and, therefore, is a terrible guide for making policy.
The Amorality Of Dick Cheney And The Right In Response To The Truth About C.I.A. Torture
Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.
Hostage Crisis In Sydney, Australia Cafe Apparently Linked To Terrorism
A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.
Senate Intelligence Committee Report Reveals A Dark and Regrettable Time In American History
A dark and regrettable time in American history is finally seeing the light of day.
Will The Supreme Court Be The Most Important Issue Of The 2016 Elections? Probably Not
The next President will have a profound ability to shape the future of the Supreme Court, but that is unlikely to be the most important issue on voters minds in 2016.
How Obama Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Imperial Presidency
A critic of the imperial presidency becomes an imperial president.
House Intelligence Committee Benghazi Report Debunks Benghazi Conspiracy Theories
The House Intelligence Committee has concluded that the conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11/2012 attack in Benghazi are not supported by the evidence. That’s unlikely to change anyone’s mind, though.
Should The U.S. Reconsider Its Policy Of Not Paying Ransom For Hostages?
The idea that the U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists is simply not historically accurate, so should we be reconsidering the policy of not negotiating with ISIS for the release of Western hostages?
ISIS’s New Beheading Video; Casus Belli, Or A Trap?
The latest ISIS video is horrible and barbaric but we should not take the bait they are offering before considering the consequences of our actions going forward.