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Dr. Daverth is an International Relations scholar who writes extensively on global security and postmodern political theory. His daily rants can be found at The Hindsight Factor
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Obama, Osama and the Making of a Martyr (1 comments)
No matter how inevitable bin Laden's death may have been, we should be careful not to characterize it as a victory. At minimum, his story serves to illuminate our own failure to create an equitable society in which violent ideologies hold no influence. Yet in a more practical sense, we must understand that his death does nothing to erase his ideas and may contrarily serve to strengthen his adherent's resolve.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Bin Laden's Dirty Underwear and Civilian-Based Defense (1 comments)
Thanks to programs like New York City's "See Something, Say Something' campaign, all terrorists need to do is leave a harmless bag of underwear lying around in order to cause mass panic, disrupt commerce and distract law enforcement.
Sunday, May 23, 2010 Rand Paul and the Hypocrisy of Mainstream Libertarians (5 comments)
At it's core, Libertarianism is ostensibly concerned with personal liberty and freedom. However, its modern incarnation appears far more concerned with scoring cheap political points while championing corporate interests over the rights of individuals. Dr. Rand Paul's media debacles last week have served to further expose the movement's hypocrisy.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 If We had let Hitler run his course... (3 comments)
Some things are just so outrageous that nobody could even say them with a straight face. Nobody, that is, except King George.
Thursday, July 5, 2007 It's good to be King
Commuting Libby's sentence in not only hypocritical cronyism at its worst, but also may cause irreparable harm to our criminal justice system.
Friday, June 22, 2007 The New 1% Doctrine
In a war of diminished expectations in Iraq, a 1% victory may prove newsworthy, but at what cost?
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 There are more than two options for Iran! (2 comments)
The Bush administration's dichotomous framing of national security has indelibly tainted public debate on Iran and is preventing liberals from addressing a potentially legitimate threat.
Thursday, February 15, 2007 The Tragedy of FOX News Comedy (1 comments)
Conservatives should think twice before venturing into comedy - they already have one fake news show, why do another?
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Fox News Loves Terrorism
If FOX News "leaked" a memo implying terrorists are rejoicing in a Democratic victory, maybe it is because Murdhock is afraid that the Democrats may subvert FOX's raison d'etre.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 How Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bush Sr. and Ronald Reagan helped create modern terrorism
Partisan Republicans should be cautious about lauding Reagan's cowboy era while attacking Clintonian diplomacy, since the policies of the "second" Cold War represent a far more potent antecedant for the threats we face today.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Disney's October Surprise (1 comments)
ABC/Disney have truly pushed the bounds of hypocrisy, human decency, and the law with their 9-11 mockumentary
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 The Failed Bush Doctrine - Fanatasy or the Madness of King George the W
Staying the course on the failed Bush Doctrine represents a large-scale misinterpretation of the reailites of warfare and a dangerous overconfidence with military mass and material preponderance.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 So Rush lied. Again. So what? (3 comments)
Calling Rush out on his lies may be the duty of any left-leaning fact-checker. But without a proactive means of reaching his audience, we will only further alienate the open-minded among his flock.
Friday, June 16, 2006 Amnesty for Iraqi Insurgents may be Our Best Hope (1 comments)
Progressives should not be too quick to denounce amnesty. Done with wisdom and prudence, as well as equal participation, amnesty may represent our best hope of staunching the damage in this disastrous war.
Friday, June 9, 2006 Hands off whose Internet?
Network Neutrality is not about regulating the internet, it's about regulating the big telecoms who are behaving like petulant children
Thursday, June 8, 2006 Risk-Transfer Militarism
The Pentagon's efforts to manage public relations have resulted in a concerted campaign of small, controlled massacres
Sunday, June 4, 2006 Bringing Up Hitler It's perfectly ok to compare our leaders to Hitler if and when they behave that way. Comparing Bush to Hitler isn't so much an exaggeration, it's just good common sense.
