David Phillips

“It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.” That was a quote that reporter Peter Arnett extracted from an unnamed major after the United States unloaded a massive attack on the village of Ben Tre in Vietnam. Here is the full quote from Arnett’s article: ‘It became ...read more

It started out on the campaign trail in 2008 with the most generic of titles, “Health Care Reform.” At the time the concept was a popular one with the public at large. Everyone hated the insurance companies and the rising costs were clearly untenable long-term. Every Democratic ...read more

“Too soon.” That’s what we are always told every time some deranged individual goes off and shoots up a school, church, work place (oh hell, take your pick). People will accuse you of being indecent. They will say “the bodies are still warm,” or “this isn’t a time for ...read more