Author Archives: Ben Tanosborn

For over two generations now America has claimed to possess the knowledge and the wisdom to formulate a potion said to cure most ills faced by nations and peoples of the world. It labeled this magic elixir, “Democratic Capitalism,” hawking it to the four winds with the help of a mighty military ready to make sure nation-audiences not just listen to the message but heed it. Continue reading →

Images of the devastation occurring in Japan in the wake of the cataclysmic Honshu earthquake are both mind-boggling—when looking at the enormous level of destruction taking place; and awe-inspiring—when looking at how well the Japanese people are able to cope with such a horrific event. It is a catastrophe of this magnitude that puts a society to a test in both its physical as well as its emotional state of preparedness. Continue reading →

As North Africa and the Middle East erupt in turmoil and popular discontent, so is the United States, if in a milder, more pacifist way. Continue reading →