James Foley Prayed, But He Was Not a Martyr
One of many of the unbecoming habits of career non-believers is the mockery of prayer….
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Syria and the American Apocalyptic Imagination: Isaiah 17:1 as “Evidence” of the End
“Religious enthusiasm” or the American apocalyptic can be read as modes of the disaffection of the citizen in a time of political delegitimation. We often see this “religion” taking shape most clearly when we focus all the way down, to the odd hybrid of melancholy and triumphalism in these assertions about Damascus.
Read MoreLindsey Graham and Al Qaeda Share the Same “Allahu Akbar”
… and jihad and sharia…
Read MoreDo Evangelicals Oppose Syria Intervention?
The misleading “poll” behind the headlines.
Read MoreObama Appeals to American Exceptionalism
But do we still think we’re more ethical?
Read MoreHow to Slow Down the Rush to War: What Obama Should Do About Syria
Time to take responsiblity—peacefully—for global well-being.
Read MoreHere’s What to Read on Syria and Egypt
A barrage of articles on the Middle East have only made it more confusing. Here are two that actually help.
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“Hem and Haw”: A Failed Syria Strategy
Where Bush offered shock and awe, Obama offers the hem and haw. War, but not a serious one; aid, but of the “non-lethal kind”; a desire to draw red lines, but a tendency to hope nobody notices them.
Read MoreWhere In The World Is Barack Hussein Obama?
When all you have left is a drone, every problem looks like collateral damage.
Read MoreWhy Egypt is America’s Enemy
So what should we do now? Nothing.
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