Arthur Chrenkoff
Mitt Romney in Poland
Solidarity leader and Nobel Prize winner Lech Walesa on the candidate: “He radiates values.”
Dear Bono: Get Your Facts Straight
At a concert in Mexico City, Bono repeats the “90% lie” about U.S. gun shops selling to cartels.
The Curse of Katyn
Seventy years after the Katyn Massacre, the president of Poland — and many other Poles — have died on Russian soil.
Obama Heads to Oslo for Nobel, but Too Busy for Berlin Wall Ceremony
About him? He's there. When it’s about his country, the president will not even vote "present."
Searching for the Elusive Obama Doctrine
Does he have one? Or is he applying campaign strategy to international policy?
Truthers vs. Birthers: Not All Conspiracy Theories Are Created Equal
Birthers aren't remotely as crazy — and dangerous — as Truthers.
The Appalling Timing of Obama’s Missile Defense Decision
On the 70th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland? Our staunch allies in Central and Eastern Europe have every right to feel disappointed.
Still Dis-Putin’ History After All These Years
September 17 reminds us that Russia refuses a proper reckoning with its bloody past.
The Aussie View of Sarah Palin
To those who live Down Under, Palin is Middle America incarnate — for better and for worse.
Futuristic Thrillers Set in Islamized America
Robert Ferrigno might have played it safe, sticking to his California crime noir genre. Instead, he invented a whole narrative tapestry out of a future Islamic Republic of America, and the first two novels in the series are terrific, writes Arthur Chrenkoff.
Good News From Iraq? More than in the Past
Blogger Arthur Chrenkoff scrutinized the mainstream media's Iraq coverage back in 2005, documenting how disproportionately negative reporting overwhelmed stories of anything positive: 27 bad news stories for each story of progress. He recently revisited the media's Iraq coverage and found some "stunning" changes.
 | IN THE MAIL: Rory Miller’s Logic of Violence and Kris Wilder and Lawrence Kane’s Dirty Ground: The Tricky Space Between Sport and Combat. |
| NOW AVAILABLE ON SSRN, MY LATEST SECOND AMENDMENT PIECE, coauthored with Brannon Denning: How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Second Amendment: a Reply to Professor Magarian. It was just published by the Texas Law Review. ... |
| NEW YORK TIMES DECIDES ON SPIN, changes headline. |