Modern Heroes opening:
I’m weary of seeing news stories about wounded soldiers and assertions of “support” for the troops mixed with suggestions of the futility of our military efforts in Iraq. Why aren’t there more accounts of what the troops actually do? How about narrations of individual battles and skirmishes, of their ever-evolving interactions with Iraqi [...]
I read this yesterday: Thompson discusses reversal on ethanol in Iowa
I was disturbed. In all the talk and crosstalk and advocacy for biofuels in combatting global warming, I haven’t seen much if any discussion of the fact that there is a limit to the amount of biofuel that can be produced and we’ll find out [...]
Let’s start with this one:
Republicans Grow Skeptical On Free Trade
WASHINGTON — By a nearly two-to-one margin, Republican voters believe free trade is bad for the U.S. economy, a shift in opinion that mirrors Democratic views and suggests trade deals could face high hurdles under a new president…
There were more paragraphs outlining the current Republican views [...]