1. Obama and Afghanistan: Constructive Criticism=Support
(Opinions/op-ed)

...scalation equals opposing Obama need to think again. Obama and Afghanistan: Constructive Criticism=Support by Alex Thurston Jerome Armstrong didn’t support President Obama during the Democratic pri...

2. Israel/Palestine: Likud Strong and Hawkish
(Opinions/Politic)

...tly observers like the BBC think Likud has the stronger position. Israel/Palestine: Likud Strong and Hawkish by Alex Thurston On February 10, Israel will hold a general election. Poll data since last...

3. Did the Cold War Hold Democrats Down?
(Opinions/Politic)

... proves that 1968 was the year Democrats, and America, lost their way. Did the Cold War Hold Democrats Down? by Alex Thurston Forgive me while I think aloud for a moment. We hear all the time that D...

4. 2016: The Old Switcheroo
(Opinions/Politic)

...y, but for how one party can hold the White House for more than eight years.   2016: The Old Switcheroo by Alex Thurston A lot of people have compared Obama’s run this year to the final two sea...

5. Iran: More Bad News for Ahmadinejad
(Opinions/Politic)

... - but nonetheless Ahmadinejad could lose his re-election bid next June. Iran: More Bad News for Ahmadinejad by Alex Thurston Most Americans don’t think of Iran as a democracy - and by all accounts i...

6. Two Actions around Robocalls
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...difference - the first for the country, and the second more for you personally. Two Actions around Robocalls by Alex Thurston No doubt some of you have heard about the intensifying robocall wars. I w...

7. Maybe It’s 1952
(Opinions/Society)

...equently, and less frequently comparisons to 1960, 1968, and 1976 - all of which have merit. Maybe It’s 1952 by Alex Thurston Let me be contrarian for a moment. I know this a “change election,” even...

8. On Violence
(Opinions/Society)

...her we might find real cause to worry for the safety of politicians and their supporters.   On Violence by Alex Thurston No matter who wins the presidential election this year, big chunks of Am...

9. What is the Anti-Tax Psychology Anyways?
(Opinions/Politic)

...ervative,” “anti-tax” Americans would fear and mistrust anarchists. What is the Anti-Tax Psychology Anyways? by Alex Thurston Reading Sirota’s The Uprising during the summer, combined with conversat...

10. 'It’s Going To Be Hard To Look at People in the Street'
(Opinions/Bulletin)

...s going to be hard to look at people in the street.” 'It’s Going To Be Hard To Look at People in the Street' by Alex Thurston I’ve been thinking about something a friend said to me after Palin’s spe...