America: Empire in Denial?

In the most recent edition of World that I have (Feb. 26), Andree Seu summarizes the views of Niall Ferguson, author of a book named Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire. It is difficult to know how much of Ferguson’s view Seu actually endorses, but the impression left is that of clear support and go-team-go-ism. …

The B.T.K. Killer and the Objectivity of the Covenant

The recent arrest of Dennis Rader for the infamous B.T.K. killings presents an interesting dilemma for those who want to maintain, as I do, the objectivity of the covenant. For the sake of this discussion, I want to assume that the reports are true that Rader has confessed to a number of the killings, and …

Education in a Democracy

Visionaries, Follow this debate if you can. GSS stands for Government School Supporter, and PSS stands for Private School Supporter. PSS: Let’s compare the stats of private schools and government schools! GSS: That would be an unfair comparison. Many of the kids in government schools are neglected. PSS. Oops. Sorry. Let’s stop neglecting them then. …