Give That Man A Nobel Peace Prize!

Obama signs his last Pentagon budget: A legacy of war and reaction

Dar Al-Buwar

In Syria, the fires of rebellion burn;
not for the first time,
nor the last.

O great heartland of 'Uruba, what demonic powers
do you hope to exorcise
through self-immolation?

And what demonic powers
stand at the ready
to replace them?

O great heartland of 'Uruba, have you nothing
left to give beyond this: to be a byword
for the nations?

Dar al-buwar...

Political Language

The Downward Slide

It started with Reagan, continued with Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama. With Trump, we may have hit bottom. But maybe not. Maybe we still have some way to go: down, down, down.

Good reading for dark times:

The Liberal Virus

Samir Amin.