The thing about being a wild-eyed fanatic is that you cannot shut up for long. It’s a problem. I just cannot shut up about Israel, Global Security, Foreign Policy, and anything else even remotely related to such things. Oh, I have other interests too, and I can’t seem to shut up about those either, but [...]
Category Archive for 'Democracy'
Getting started yesterday was tough – extra tough.
I’m not quite sure why. I DID manage to slither out of bed eventually and blearily stumbled around the house yesterday morning in a kind of lethargic panic. As I staggered from room to room, my brain was vainly trying to get itself (and the rest of me) coordinated and [...]
Magda raised an important point yesterday, and it’s one that I need to talk about.
In democracies, fear is a double-edged sword. It’s an easy weapon to use on your enemies, but it’s also a weapon that routinely turns on you. A population that is afraid will demand that you do something to make them safe, [...]
Sandmonkey is Down
Posted in Blog Reviews, Democracy, Egypt, Honor Roll on Jul 16th, 2007
Yossi was sick and Skyped me this morning.
He thought that he could share the pain, but I was having none of it. I’ll do a lot for friends, but taking on a nasty bout of food poisoning is right over the line.
However, Yossi DID succeed in dropping a bomb on me. He very casually said, [...]
The Apocalyptic Movie
Posted in America, Democracy, Europe, Terrorism on Jul 5th, 2007
Apocalyptic movies are usually written, produced, and directed by people who have a severely limited idea of what a good apocalypse looks like. Nevertheless, a number of these movies have more than a grain of truth in them.
Except for those movies that depict a massive die-off of humanity, or an upset Mother Nature, most apocalyptic [...]