Poor Leadership: Annan and Ahmadenijad

On the same day, Iran President Ahmadinejad began a conference questioning the existence of the holocaust and outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan ended his stint by delivering his farewell speech. On Ahmadinejad, there’s not much to say other than the obvious… he’s working hard to become a modern Hitler. But Annan took the opportunity [...]

On Being Anti-Hummer: American Excess, Cars, and the Spiritual Nurture of Children

I am anti-Hummer. The audacious excess of these elephantine tanks is beyond absurd… it’s downright silly. Does anyone living in suburbia really need an assault vehicle built to withstand the rigors of war? How often does someone need to drive on the roof of other vehicles like a monster truck? Do we really need zone-specific [...]