by Connor O’Steen Editor’s note: Our guest is currently in Afghanistan working for PARSA, a non-governmental organization (NGO) specializing in microeconomic development with an emphasis on women and children. He’s often in […]
Letters from Afghanistan: installment #1
Editor’s note: Our guest, Connor O’Steen, is a special correspondent to Scholars & Rogues. He’s currently in Afghanistan working for PARSA, a non-governmental organization (NGO) specializing in microeconomic development with an emphasis on […]
Nota Bene #32
Got hot links if you want ’em! In “Yes We Can,” his response to the skepticism he expected Al Gore’s speech to be met with, the New York Times’ Bob Herbert writes: […]
"Help Me."
by Djerrid Being 16-years-old sucks. But I could not imagine being that young while being interrogated for six years in Guantánamo Bay. But thanks to Canadian Omar Khadr’s lawyers, I don’t have […]
Nota Bene #31
Got hot links if you want ’em! Lawyer John Eisenberg, who’s arguing a case challenging wireless surveillance, quotes a Department of Justice Attorney: “They don’t know. . . . Let me make […]
Quotabull
I’ll approach Obama with fearless honesty. He’s a liberal. I oppose liberals. That’s all that’s involved here. — Rush Limbaugh on presidential candidate Barack Obama; Mr. Limbaugh has renewed his contract with […]
Question for the Pentagon: How are nuclear weapons working out for you?
The path to peace may lie in speaking to the Pentagon on its own terms. If you aren’t a Defense Department official, a high-ranking military officer, a top academic, or employed by […]
Nota Bene #30
Got hot links if you want ’em! At Truthdig economic reporter Doug Henwood writes: “The Republican never has doubts about the rightness of a money-driven hierarchical society ultimately backed by violence. The […]
What the rockets' red glare wrought one July 4th holiday
A 20-year anniversary slips by unnoticed. July 3 marked 20 years since the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655. All 290 passengers aboard, including 66 children, were killed. In the […]
Nota Bene #29 Part 1 of 2
Got hot links if you want ’em! In a post titled “Why Johnny Can’t Google,” Rafe Colbun blogs about John McCain’s indifference to computers: “It’s tempting to. . . assume that. . […]
