Archives for the "Iraq" tag
Paying for the bailout
With a $700 billion bailout planned by the government, I go looking for sources where we can find the money to pay for this.
Tags: Idea, Iraq, United States
In Politics
American Me
Welcome to TNL.net. If you like this content, you may consider subscribing to the RSS feed.Yesterday morning, I entered a room filled with foreigners. By the time I left, there were 240 new American citizens, myself included. My journey to this moment is one that, in retrospect, would pretty much a given. Since 1992, I’ve been [...]
Tags: Iraq, United States
6 observations about 9/11
It’s been 6 years since the horrible events of that day. To commemorate, here are 6 small observations about that date: 6 years ago: “We Will Never Forget.” Today: “Time to Move on”. It seems there’s an expiration date on national grief. 6 terms most Americans didn’t know 6 years ago: Osama Bin Laden Al Qaeda Patriot Act Department of [...]
Tags: Iraq
In Personal
9-11 at 4
As the fourth anniversary of the terrorist act on the world trade center approaches, I have started doing an assessment of the efforts since then. Before we dive in, I’d like to provide a word of caution to my more conservative readers. The following piece will be a lot more critical of the Bush administration than [...]
Tags: France, Iraq, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States
In Personal
Conventional Wisdom: The RNC Hits New York
All eyes in the United States were on New York city this week, as Republicans held their national convention in my hometown. While I had initially considered skipping town, I ended up staying in the city and volunteering with the New York chapter of the ACLU. Following is a quick summary of some of the [...]
Tags: Europe, France, Iraq, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States
Iraq hits close
Just received an email from some friends that a fellow journalist we know, Micah Garen, is in serious trouble. When I learned the kind of trouble he’s in, I was shocked as it turns out that Micah has been kidnapped by armed insurgent in Iraq and could possibly be their next victim. I worked with Micah [...]
Tags: Iraq
In Personal
