Politics

BY L. ALI KHAN Photograph Source: Eric – CC BY 2.0 This commentary analyzes the triggers that cause nation-states to embrace evil. No country is inherently good or evil. From time to time, however, nations turn evil. Just as every human is potentially criminal, every nation is potentially wicked. Triggers alter action-potential into action. Frequently, governments accuse each other of being evil. For example, the U.S. indicts North Korea and Iran as evil nations. National polls also pick out morally depraved nations. Americans have identified various countries, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, and China, as evil nations. Unfortunately, state rhetoric and national prejudice rarely furnish reliable evidence for determining whether a nation has become wicked. Evil has no abso...

BY RON JACOBS Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair There’s a country in the western hemisphere where election laws are being made more restrictive and the loser of the last presidential election(and previous ruler) is openly conspiring to overthrow the man he lost to. That same individual is under investigation for numerous crimes and hundreds of his supporters have been charged for their actions during a violent attempt to take over the legislative building and steal the election certifications. The former ruler continues to deny his loss, claiming a ballot theft of millions of votes. More surprisingly, he has yet to be charged for any single crime. His supporters, which include a major media outlet, repeat his attacks on the prosecutors and others working to indict him and his cr...