There’s little argument in the West against the evidence that ISIS, the apocalyptic organization that calls itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, does evil. In its campaign in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has killed thousands–most of them unarmed civilians or captives publicly and brutally executed to illustrated the group’s commitment to its […]
In 1998, a political storm engulfed the president of the United States. President Clinton, confirming suspicions many people shared about his character, was caught in an affair with a young White House intern. When he perjured himself about the affair before Congress, his political enemies used his statements to make him the second president ever […]
Amazing changes are underway in Pakistan. For all the attention this young country gets for being a haven for radical Islam, a base of operations for the Taliban, and a sanctuary for Al Qaeda, it has managed to do something the U.S. has not–elect a woman head of state, not once but twice. And it […]
In early 2014 and 2015, I did a series of posts honoring five people I felt had shown extraordinary courage in the previous year. If you’re interested, you can see those series at the following links: Heroes of 2013 Heroes of 2014 I’m a little late in honoring the heroes of 2015; after spending more […]