by Charles Cameron | Jul 31, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — on the hopelessly interdisciplinary nature of reality ] . ** There really is no limit to the diversity of strands which go into a complex tapestry such as that of Gaza. Jean-Pierre Filiu has written, and Hurst will shortly publish, his...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jul 21, 2014 | Monitor
[by Lynn C. Rees] Article II, Section 3 of our Constitution opens with this strongly worded suggestion: He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 6, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — the new caliphate has a new magazine hot off the presses, and it’s bookended with apocalyptic hadith ] . ** A new caliphate’s new magazine demands a new name — and on this occasion the name chosen carries a very specific...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 21, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — on soundbite mischaracterizations in a volatile and complex world ] . Isn’t it time we stopped maligning each others’ religions with third-rate “theological” speculations? The upper panel here is taken from a WND...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 13, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — ISIS in Iraq, the battle of Badr, and 5,000 swooping angels ] . . Two days ago, under the title Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities, the Guardian reported: The extent of the Iraqi army’s defeat at the hands of...