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2009

Freedom from Suffering, April 26, 2009

Hanging together in desperate times., March 22, 2009

In Praise of Taxes, March 8, 2009

Property vs. Life: A Contest for the Ages, February 15, 2009

Tax Cuts vs Stimulus, February 10, 2009

Things Fall Apart, January 19, 2009

From Ideology to Competence, January 18, 2009


2008

A Second American Revolution, November 6, 2008

Voting for Obama, October 26, 2008

Palin at the G-8, September 18, 2008

Heros, Heroines and the Law on the road to Democracy, June 29, 2008

Iran in the Crosshairs, June 27, 2008

The Complete Victory of Big Oil, June 25, 2008

Habeus Corpus Protected, June 25, 2008

The Life Saving Power of Kindness, April 27, 2008

Experience? Doing What?, April 6, 2008

Character and History, February 19, 2008

Democracy at the Crossroads, February 18, 2008

The War Budget, February 13, 2008

Just How Gullible Are We?, February 8, 2008

Give me a strict constructionist, January 11, 2008


2007

Bush and Cheney and the balance of Civilization, December 19, 2007

The Hidden Power of Truth and Harmlessness, December 9, 2007

Freedom's Not the Whole Answer, November 1, 2007

Cheney, Bush and the Royal Prerogative, October 20, 2007

Here We Go Again, October 1, 2007

The Rule of Law and the Temptation of Kings, July 22, 2007

The Choices Are Not Good, but Impeachment is the Best Option Now, July 12, 2007

Representation without Taxation, June 9, 2007

The Politics of Yes and No, June 6, 2007

The Need for Empathy and Generosity in Foreign Policy, April 15, 2007

We the People, Do Not Consent, March 17, 2007

Pressure? Who Says Pressure?, March 12, 2007

Where We Are and Where We Are Going, March 1, 2007

A New Sensless War, February 12, 2007

The Obsolesence of Raw Military Power, January 15, 2007


2006

When Can We Leave?, December 12, 2006

The Deeper Meaning of the American Elections in 2006, November 3, 2006

Choosing the Civil Process, September 25, 2006

A Formula for Inevitable Escalation, September 17, 2006

Choosing Civilization, July 30, 2006

It Was Oil, After All, July 10, 2006

We're All Visitors Here, May 29, 2006

Iran in the Crosshairs, April 11, 2006

Explaining Mr. Bush, February 27, 2006

A People's Report on the State of the Union, January 4, 2006


2005

The Power to Listen To Us All, December 31, 2005

The President and the Law of Lying, December 8, 2005

Shall We Attack Syria?, November 11, 2005

Crossing Party Lines: Healing with the Other, October 15, 2005

Shifting Sands of War, August 28, 2005

Is Capitalism Failing Middle America?, June 4, 2005

Perpetual War, Perpetual Power, May 18, 2005

Memorial For the Fallen, March 20, 2005

The Rule of Law, January 7, 2005


2004

Long Range Implications of Militarism, December 7, 2004

History Is on Our Side, December 7, 2004

A Question of Competence, October 28, 2004

Democracy At The Crossroads, October 6, 2004

Choosing the Civil Story, October 2, 2004

Learning the Lessons of Our Own History, August 4, 2004

Full Sovereignty, June 2, 2004

A Blue Print for Democracy, May 4, 2004

The Great American Purpose, April 7, 2004

Imminent Dangers, February 09, 2004

Tomorrow There Is Work To Be Done, January 17, 2004


2003

Capturing Hussein, December 15, 2003

Time for A Special Prosecutor, December 8, 2003

Seeking the True, the Good, and the Beautiful in a Time of Masquerade, October 25, 2003

Really, It Was Not Our Fault, August 19, 2003

The Real Question, July 25, 2003

The Blissium Effects, July 7, 2003

Presidential Silence, June 16, 2003

Values Near the Heart, June 6, 2003

History on Our Side, May 6, 2003

The Great Gamble, April 28, 2003

Chaos, April 16, 2003

The Second American Revolution, March 22, 2003

There Never Was and Never Will Be the Day, March 10, 2003

Leadership Drifting Away, March 5, 2003

The Grand Reversal of 2003, February 22, 2003

New Tests for War, February 22, 2003

History in the United Nations, February 20, 2003


2002

Worth A Whole Holiday, December 16, 2002

Character and History, December 8, 2002

The October Challenge, October 17, 2002

A War to Win an Election, September 18, 2002

The Other American Story, September 11, 2002

A Crisis Of Governance, August 19, 2002

Caucuses Report, July 19, 2002

Summer Before the War, July 19, 2002

Getting Ready for October, June 29, 2002

The World on Fire, June 28, 2002

A New Policy for Israel, June 28, 2002

Venezuela and Lies, April 25, 2002

Russia-NATO Joint Council, April 25, 2002

War Crimes, April 22, 2002

Economic Democracy, April 12, 2002

New Nuclear Policy, March 20, 2002

Unintended Consequences, February 27, 2002

A New U.S. Policy to Allow Preemptive Strikes, February 07, 2002

A Missed Opportunity, January 22, 2002

The Limits of Military Power, January 22, 2002

Kyrghistan, January 22, 2002