Ultimately, it wouldn't surprise me if this is a way for two different groups to raise as much money as possible and then join forces. We are suspicious of their motivation because we know they are motivated by wanting to take away the rights of our families.
Our country today is at a cross-point of several crises that were triggered by three groups of causes: the effects of the 2008 world crisis, the external political and economic pressure, and the internal problems and constraints that have built up in our economy
Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority.
The effectiveness of a group of people is not determined by their IQ but by how well they communicate.
In my own little way, I feel like I'm part of a group of writers who care deeply about pushing the essay forward.
But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city against suburb, region against region, individual against individual. Each seeking to satisfy private wants.
Something in me was always watching life from the outside, permanently obsessed with the notion of belonging vs. not-belonging [to a group]. It did not make for a happy childhood, but it was excellent training for a writer.
The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides - Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
I have never believed in being part of any one group or camp.
We want to talk to the groups who we believe aren't using all the tickets they have. They don't want to be short - maybe they are ordering more than they need to protect themselves.