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- February 6, 2015
As a citizen of the United States, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks made me feel violated, insecure, and helpless. Ironically, some of the American government's response is also making me feel violated, insecure, and helpless. We have seen the passage of the U.S.A. Patriot Act and establishment of the new Department of Homeland Security.
READ MOREFrance clearly has a problem with its religious minorities. But is it a cultural, political, or social problem? A few years ago France took an aggressive stance against cults and sects as part of a strategy for dealing with religious minorities. While this raised opposition around the world, there was indifference within the "hexagon" of
READ MOREAs our jet descended rather noisily through thin cloud cover toward Ambon airport in the Maluku province of Indonesia, what we saw suggested a tropical paradise. Turquoise waters revealed fascinating reef patterns from the air. The jungle-covered peaks behind Ambon city matched the great curve of a bay, that in the process of defining the
READ MOREHow have the current justices decided establishment clause cases in the past? That should give us a good idea as to how the Court will rule in upcoming cases such as Newdow. v. U.S. Congress. In a previous article (November/ December 2003) we reviewed the factors that the Supreme Court is likely to consider in
READ MOREEvery morning the president starts his day in the Oval Office, surrounded by attorney general John Ashcroft, FBI director Robert Mueller, and CIA director George Tenet, reviewing the threat matrix. The threat matrix provides details on who is trying to attack America, how they are trying to attack, their chances of success, and what is
READ MOREAfter a rather short debate in the lower chamber of the French Parliament, the law banning symbols of religious affiliation in the public schools was adopted on February 10, 2004, with a majority of 494 votes to 36. Actually, the problem has a long history in France, reflecting certain characteristics of the political culture and
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