Pushing a Scorpion

Pushing for peace doesn’t always work. Sometimes you have to fight for it.
President Obama has dispatched his special Middle East envoy George Mitchell to once again attempt the impossible. Mitchell said he would “vigorously push for peace” insisting that Hamas stops doing what they have always done and also insisting that Israel stops trying to [...]

A Disproportionate Myth

Violence never solved anything.
At least that’s how the saying goes. It’s an expression that has been used by pacifists for years. “Make Love Not War” they cry. But have you ever noticed that the ones chanting these tired slogans are usually hundreds or thousands of miles away from the actual conflict?
Random acts of violence usually [...]