Political Enemy

The Kurds – The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend (Until Tuesday)

March 7, 2026 by David T. Cloft

For many Americans, the story is simple. Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds in the 1980s—most infamously at Halabja. They suffered horribly. When the United States eventually removed Saddam from power in 2003, the Kurds were portrayed as natural allies: brave fighters, pro-Western, reliable partners in a messy region.

Name Your Enemy

February 28, 2023 by James Atticus Bowden

For over 20 years I’ve despaired of finding the right name for the political opposition to Conservatives, the ideas of the American Revolution, and our 1787 Constitution as amended. Nothing fit. Much like the floundering the Bush Administration babbled about our enemies post 9-11 and in Iraq after we invaded – if you can’t name …