Afghanistan

The glorious, glowing, full moon is shining on my head through the window over my bed. She says, “you are halfway there: halfway through the month of Ramadan!”

There is nothing small-bore or contemptible about a novel that explores the wonder and heartbreak of romantic love against the distant thunder of imperial warfare.

While Obama used his Nobel Peace Prize speech to legitimize Afghanistan using just war principles, soldiers are currently unable to invoke these principles in refusing to serve. When we punish soldiers who heed their moral compasses, we deny them religious freedom, and our democracy is threatened. It’s time to allow those who oppose the war on ethical grounds the option of ‘Selective Conscientious Objection.’

Could we just look in the mirror, please?

Don’t the clergy have a duty to challenge the march of folly in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

In this video Rachel Maddow suggests a way to honor the prize while holding the president accountable.

You can either trust Rush Limbaugh or look at past awards for clues.

The fact is that we are already committed to war in Afghanistan; we are already in. And while many of us may want to get out, the question is how?

Nothing like dropping in a lot of trigger-happy hired guns to win hearts and minds, right?

An interview with the director of Afghan Star, a documentary that follows a tense but cathartic talent competition.