Military Drones and the Ethics of Warfare
There will come a time, military experts say, when it's technically feasible for a drone aircraft to take off from an air base without being flown by an operator sitting at the controls.
There will come a time, military experts say, when it's technically feasible for a drone aircraft to take off from an air base without being flown by an operator sitting at the controls.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
Senators are wrestling with saving a penny here and a penny there when they're aimed at bolstering people's health, but they believe the sky is the limit so long as the money is being funneled into foreign occupations.
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics
Democrats have to get over their knee-jerk reaction to being labeled "tax and spenders" by their opposition. If higher taxes for millionaires are the way to pay for healthcare reform, then let everyone know it, and know why.
Randall Amster | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
Yes, it's the end of the world as we know it ... and it really is all fine.
Robert Rosenthal | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living
Planes these days stink. They never smelled too good to begin with, but now it's worse now than ever -- by virtually eliminating food on flights, airlines have created ethnic food warfare at 36,000 feet.
Michael Schwartz | Posted 06.20.2009 | World
As horrible as the Afghanistan war already is, the ascension of McChrystal signals a new level of carnage -- and the economic and social immiseration of the hundreds of thousands who survive the onslaught.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics
Obama's tough talk to frontally combat piracy is welcome. But the far bigger problem remains the never ending crisis of a broken nation that pushes thousands of men to high sea gangsterism.
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
President Obama knows the United States has been losing these wars and also knows the terrible impact these wars have had on a group of people when they are labeled and targeted.
Diane Francis | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics
McCain has unleashed a number of diversionary tactics, including his good-looking VP running mate. These diversions are designed to confuse and mislead the enemy.
Laura Colarusso | Posted 10.21.2009 | World