July 5, 2008
News You Can Chew On
Photo by RichSeattle, used with permission
- The Bush administration has turned Woodrow Wilson's "community of nations" idea on its head by setting up terrorists as a threat to our power rather than to humanity in general. Obama needs stress the need to restore collective security. [World Affairs Journal]
- What do the humanities really do for us? Among other things, they provide contextualization of our knowledge, which can serve as a corrective in some situations. [Wilson Quarterly]
- Biofuels are not to blame for rising food prices, and we should even create a global market for them. [The New Atlantis]
- Mark Twain redefines patriotism. [Harpers]
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"The Bush administration has turned Woodrow Wilson's "community of nations" idea on its head by setting up terrorists as a threat to our power rather than to humanity in general."
When "humanity in general" starts paying for defense against tyrants, I will be delighted to hand over our power. One need not be published in "WAJ" to know how well the League of Nations worked out. Europe holds many gravestones as evidence.