Americans Hate Their Government

I don't know about the rest of ya'll, but I sure do. A solid majority says it's good for the country that the Democratic Party is in control of Congress. Even though they're doing a lousy job? Yes. People think, OK, the Democrats aren't so great. But the Republicans are worse. Just a bare majority of Americans now holds a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party (51 percent). But only 36 percent like the Republicans. That's the Republican Party's second-lowest rating in 15 years. Again,...

Saving England Wasn’t Worth It

By Scott Horton Antiwar.com June 30, 2007 Editor's note: Antiwar.com Assistant Editor Scott Horton wrote the following essay for the Oxford Forum, whose editors asked him to contribute a piece on the Anglo-American role in international conflict. Unfortunately, the Forum‘s editors completely rewrote the essay without Horton's permission, distorting its thesis beyond all recognition. It appears here in its full, original version. Most Americans can't believe that their government maintains an...