Americans on the Edge: The Hawaiians and Identity Politics

This piece was originally written 5 June 2006, when legislation was being considered to make ethnic Hawaiians a "protected group."  The whole business of protected groups is very much still with us in American life and politics. Back in the early 1980's, our family business had an ongoing business relationship with the People's Republic of …

More from Miguel Alvarez: The Untold Story: Zelaya’s Agenda for Honduras

A follow-up to his article yesterday on this subject. Overview About the people. The people would give him absolute powers over the nation. The poor are the majority and have a very poor memory. He had to inject in them a sense of hopelessness, accuse the past and democracy of evildoing. He would have to …

Gildas: On the Ruin of Britain, Part III

This is a continuation of Part II. 34. But when the imagination of thy violent rule had succeeded according to thy wishes, and thou west urged by a desire to return into the right way, night and day the consciousness of thy crimes afflicted thee, whilst thou didst ruminate on the Lord's ritual and the …

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