Archive for May, 2012

Were Nazi Soldiers Heroes? by Jacob G. Hornberger Have you ever noticed that Nazi soldiers, especially those who died in World War II, are never celebrated as heroes? Why is that? Didn’t they answer the call of their government in time of war? Didn’t they serve their country by loyally obeying the dictates of their [...]

Enter The Swan by John Aziz We know the U.S. is a big and liquid (though not really very transparent) market. We know that the rest of the world — led by Europe’s myriad issues, and China’s bursting housing bubble — is teetering on the edge of a precipice, and without a miracle will fall [...]

Don’t Let John Yoo Talk You Into Domestic Drone Use by Police by Conor Friedersdorf He says private drone use is more worrisome. That’s because he’s never adequately understood the need to restrain the state. As a Bush Administration lawyer, John Yoo employed flawed legal reasoning to facilitate torture and a view of executive power [...]