Let Them In

Seeded on Sat Nov 17, 2007 1:01 AM EST (Slate)

One of the great looming disasters of the war in Iraq, a moral abdication of immense proportion, is the Bush administration's failure to help those Iraqis who have risked their lives to help us.

politics, bush-administration, iraq-war, war-in-iraq, iraqi-refugees

Why Putin Wins

Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 3:11 AM EST (The New York Review of Books)

I should begin by saying that I find the current president of Russia and his policies extremely offensive. I believe that Vladimir Putin is the most sinister figure in contemporary Russian history.

russia, democracy, eastern-europe, world-news, vladimir-putin, boris-yeltsin

Robertson Backs Giuliani; Strange Bedfellows Indeed

Seeded on Wed Nov 7, 2007 11:58 AM EST (The New York Times)

The televangelist Pat Robertson endorsed Rudolph W. Giuliani today at the National Press Club in Washington, providing the former New York City Mayor with a big symbolic boost as he tries to allay the concerns of Christian conservatives about his candidacy.

politics, presidential-race, pat-robertson, election-2008, rudy-giuliani

Pakistan: A Perfect Nightmare

Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 1:05 AM EST (Foreign Policy )

A perfect terrorist storm may be brewing in Pakistan. When asked to choose the nation that is most likely to become the next al Qaeda stronghold, more experts chose Pakistan than any other country, including Iraq.

pakistan, united-states, osama-bin-laden, world-news, al-qaeda, pervez-musharraf

Hitchens: Burma's foul regime depends on Beijeng

Seeded on Tue Oct 2, 2007 11:17 AM EDT (Slate)

Hitchens' piece on China's ongoing commitment to supporting the worst regimes in the world in exchange for economic assets.

china, darfur, politics, north-korea, myanmar, robert-mugabe, burma, christopher-hitchens, hitchen, chinese-silkworm

The Value of Human Life and the Efficacy, Ethics, and Role of Private Philanthropy

Seeded on Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:53 PM EDT (The New York Times)

What is a human life worth? You may not want to put a price tag on a it. But if we really had to, most of us would agree that the value of a human life would be in the millions.

un, poverty, gates, philanthropy, buffet