Confusion on the High Court
By Philip Mella06/30/2006
The Supreme Court majority in the Hamdan case unquestionably skewed legal precedent and made something of a mockery of the Executive's authority during times of war.
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The Political High Road
By Philip Mella06/29/2006
Political generosity is an endangered virtue these days. In an illustrative editorial Seth Swirsky examines President Bush's track record in this regard, beginning in 2001 when he hosted Senator Edward Kennedy and his entire family at the White House for a screening of "13 Days," the lionization of the Kennedy brothers' handling of the Cuban Missile crisis. Mr. Bush also purposely included Sen. Kennedy on his "No Child Left Behind" educational reform bill.
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O Say, Can You See: Protecting Old Glory
By Philip Mella06/28/2006
Students of history will recall the crucial importance of a nation's flag in battle. Beginning with the Roman army whose legions displayed their colors in advance of their redoubtable onslaughts and continuing through to the breathtaking image of U.S. Marines triumphantly raising our flag on Mt. Suribachi over Iwo Jima in 1945, the symbolic power associated with flags cannot be overestimated.
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Facebook.com: The Hammer of Human Identity and the Cause of the Individual on the anvil of the Postmodern Condition
By Alexander Rai06/21/2006
The face has always been the equation of a person’s identity. It has been for all social intents and purposes the string theory of existence; one contoured and stenciled dimension of hair, skin, and flesh with variants umpteenth times more diverse than its immediate counterpart, the name.
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