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By Chris Morrison

There is a difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter, or a guerrilla. A terrorist deliberately targets civilians; a guerrilla attacks the military and government apparatus of its perceived oppressor. Yasser Arafat, regardless of his Nobel Peace Prize, is a terrorist because of his long history of attacking civilians. These attacks have included the… Continue reading As the United States prepares to go to war, thy show us who the real terrorists are

By Chris Morrison

At the conclusion of James Joyce’s short story “Araby” from Dubliners, the narrator, ostensibly a young Joyce, enters the bazaar on Saturday night after the people have all left and the bazaar workers are counting their money and cleaning up for the day. All of a sudden, he forgets his promise to Mangan’s sister, who… Continue reading Goodbye baseball

By Chris Morrison

During the 1996 United States presidential election, Republican nominee Bob Dole tried to make President Clinton’s ethical problems the issue (and this was before the whole Monica Lewinsky story became known). But the American people voted en masse for Clinton. Why? Well, they did not care about Whitewater or Paula Jones. They cared about money.… Continue reading Framing the mid-term elections

By Chris Morrison

R ecently, I have noticed an alarming trend whereby the Israeli government and its supporters, especially certain segments of the North American media, label anyone who speaks out against it as an “anti-Semite.” It seems the Israeli government and its media allies are under the impression that Israel, and Israel alone, is immune from criticism.… Continue reading Does anti-Israeli mean anti-Semite?