Who’s Your Guide? The burden of proof falls hard on nonreligious conscientious objectors

by Karen Frantz •

On September 2, 2006, Agustin Aguayo--an army specialist who had gone AWOL the day before while his unit was gearing up for deployment to... Read More

Against Optimism

by Edward Harkness •

It’s a lonely fight, no more so than when the broken rhododendron--an ancient spidery thing just off the back porch-- flares for two fiery... Read More

Why Genocide?

by Fred Edwords, 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award •

Over the past fifteen years United Nations tribunals have addressed genocide issues associated with conflicts in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur. The most recent development... Read More

THE ISSUE AT HAND

by Jennifer Bardi •

The new year brings special cause for celebration, as 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the... Read More

In Pursuit of the God Particle

by Phillip F. Schewe •

The large hadron collider, the atom smasher sitting beneath Geneva, Switzerland, is the largest and most expensive scientific instrument ever built. On September 10,... Read More