by James Heflin | Mar 21, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Just next door in New Hampshire, Republican state rep. Martin Harty, who was about 25 years old in 1945, offers an idea whose time has come (and gone). The Concord Monitor (owned by Newspapers of New England, which also owns the Advocate), got the right no-nonsense...
by James Heflin | Mar 23, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal
How remarkable to suddenly discover that we are involved in another Middle Eastern conflict. This one is billed as mere no-fly zone and protection, though that’s a tune we’ve heard before. This action in Libya comes with the imprimatur of the U.N., and...
by James Heflin | Mar 28, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal
For once, there’s major progress in impeding the incessant destruction of civil liberties for “security” purposes. If you’ve followed the fight to do away with clearly unconstitutional, abuse-prone spying powers that Bush gave himself and Obama...
by James Heflin | Apr 1, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal
As part of a large-scale project, I’ve been up to my eyeballs lately in stories from veterans. Hearing such stories firsthand, I’ve come to believe, demands leaving politics at the door. Understanding the personal and human experience of war is an endeavor...
by James Heflin | Apr 11, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal
In Wisconsin, Stephan Thompson, deputy executive director of the state Republican Party, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison to get the emails of Professor Bill Cronon. What had Cronon done to deserve such a thing? Well, he...
