Amnesty International released its annual report on the state of human rights around the world today. Sixty years after the United Nations adopted the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, many nations still mistreat, even torture, their fellow humans. Called out for especially inhumane policies:...

More good news follows closely on the encouraging signs that the Iraqi government is now fully willing and (somewhat) able to use deadly force against its own citizens! As you may remember from last week (if you’re still paying attention) the civil war in Iraq got a big shot in the arm when (apparently...

For the benefit of John McCain, the Bush administration is doing everything it can to be sure that you see at least one terrorist show trial before the November election. The Navy attorney for the most likely protagonist in this show, Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer, has charged that partisan politics has polluted...