Modern biblical scholarship has enabled critically thinking Christians to understand what the historical Jesus actually said and what was tacked on later to serve the interests of Rome and early church leaders, but those original messages remain politically inconvenient today, writes…
Category: Obama Administration
Reasons for Intellectual Conformity
Libyan ‘Regime Change’ Worsened Chaos
Why Iran Wants Its Own Nuclear Fuel
Chastened Saudis Look to Iran Detente
Exclusive: Last year, Saudi intelligence chief Bandar bin Sultan was swaggering around the world boasting of Saudi influence over radical jihadists from Syria to Chechnya and collaborating with Israel against Iran. But Bandar is gone and the Saudis may be retrenching, writes Andres…
Can the Surveillance State Be Stopped?
Saudi-Iran Thaw Troubles the Neocons
Neocons and other hardliners are still fanning the flames of confrontation with Iran, but the recent thawing of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia is making the hawks’ work more difficult, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
Two Paths toward the Net’s Future
Trying to Scuttle Iran Nuke Talks, Again
Death to the Death Penalty
Oklahoma’s ghoulish killing of convicted murderer Clayton Lockett on April 29 has brought new attention to America’s continued use of the death penalty, a politically popular issue in some states but a practice that has many reasons justifying its abolition, writes…