Barack Obama looks back to Lincoln, and in doing so identifies with a President regarded as our greatest. Lincoln presided over one of the most brutal conflicts in history. Barack also looks back to that preacher from Atlanta who sang We Shall Overcome and espoused nonviolence.
The United States and Israel: Aid, Arms, & Legitimated Violence
The United States – Israel relationship is unique. In 1989, Israel was officially designated by the United States as a Major non-NATO ally (MNNA). This has allowed Israel to remain an “unofficial” ally of the U.S. while at the same time conferring them a number of military and economic benefits.
Mythological Jesus and the Sidetracking of the American Public
It’s been awhile, but my excuses are relevant: I have no money and must work every free second I have to get by. Exaggeration? Yes, but my god things are hard. I don’t even need to mention gas prices, the cost of food is going up, now that I have finished school I must start [...]