http://www.orble.com/just-one-mans-vision/ Just one man's vision en Fri, 25 May 2012 04:45:00 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:45:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/the-tragedy-of-tribalism/ My friends are a diverse cast of characters. If I put them all in one room, I'm not sure if they would get along to well. On many issues, their... http://www.orble.com/the-tragedy-of-tribalism/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-tragedy-of-tribalism/ Fri, 25 May 2012 04:45:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-case-against-blind-idolatry/ Respect should never be confused with immunity. We should respect U.S. soldiers, but we should never be afraid to criticize the ones who commit war crimes. We should respect the... http://www.orble.com/the-case-against-blind-idolatry/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-case-against-blind-idolatry/ Sun, 20 May 2012 03:03:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-interventionists-and-their-detractors/2/ Over the years, I have come to respect -- although not always agree with -- the so-called neoconservatives and their unacknowledged, yet important liberal interventionist allies. It seems clear, despite... http://www.orble.com/the-interventionists-and-their-detractors/2/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-interventionists-and-their-detractors/2/ Fri, 11 May 2012 20:54:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-dark-side-of-politics/ It's every American citizen's responsibility to stay informed about the major issues of the day. It's one of the sacrifices we should be willing to make to continue living as... http://www.orble.com/the-dark-side-of-politics/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-dark-side-of-politics/ Wed, 09 May 2012 18:23:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/an-old-couple-and-their-dog/ From my parents backyard, I could sometimes see an old couple walking their dog in the park that lay behind our house. The dog was a mangy, raggedy looking thing... http://www.orble.com/an-old-couple-and-their-dog/#comments http://www.orble.com/an-old-couple-and-their-dog/ Sun, 06 May 2012 22:38:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/playing-the-nazi-card-a-vile-strategy/ John Raese is the latest person to use the Nazi card to denigrate government policies he's opposed to. Raese, a West Virginia businessman running for U.S. Senate, equated having to... http://www.orble.com/playing-the-nazi-card-a-vile-strategy/#comments http://www.orble.com/playing-the-nazi-card-a-vile-strategy/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:37:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/stand-your-ground-laws/ While we may never know exactly what happened that day, one this is clear: The death of Trayvon Martin is a tragedy. The death of the African American teenager at... http://www.orble.com/stand-your-ground-laws/#comments http://www.orble.com/stand-your-ground-laws/ Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:25:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/in-defense-of-hilary-rosen/ Democratic operative Hilary Rosen has taken a lot of heat lately for comments she made about Ann Romney. Rosen commented that Ann Romney, the wife of presumed Republican presidential candidate... http://www.orble.com/in-defense-of-hilary-rosen/#comments http://www.orble.com/in-defense-of-hilary-rosen/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-war-on-some-terrorism/ The U.S. battle against terrorists should be renamed the War on some Terrorism. While it is true that U.S. forces are bravely combating vile terrorist forces, they have also worked... http://www.orble.com/the-war-on-some-terrorism/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-war-on-some-terrorism/ Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:39:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-conservative-need-for-moral-superiority/ Conservatives love to assail liberals for allegedly promoting moral relativism. The criticism implies that liberal encouragement of "subversive" ideas has done great harm to American culture. Rick Santorum is the... http://www.orble.com/the-conservative-need-for-moral-superiority/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-conservative-need-for-moral-superiority/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/why-congress-is-so-ineffective/2/ Our system of government is broken. And it will remain broken until the Tea-Party wing of the Republican Party learns to compromise. Too many Republicans view any sort of negotiation... http://www.orble.com/why-congress-is-so-ineffective/2/#comments http://www.orble.com/why-congress-is-so-ineffective/2/ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:26:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-act-of-living/ I believe life is less about the destination, and more about the journey we take to get there and the things we experience along the way. I have only lived... http://www.orble.com/the-act-of-living/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-act-of-living/ Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/was-anwar-alawlakis-execution-justified/ The CIA assassination of a U.S. citizen with alleged ties to terrorists has sparked debate about the legality of executing American citizens without a trial. Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by... http://www.orble.com/was-anwar-alawlakis-execution-justified/#comments http://www.orble.com/was-anwar-alawlakis-execution-justified/ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:32:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/whats-angering-the-99-percent/ Many Republicans seem to believe what drives the Occupy Wall Street protests is class envy. While there might be a few bad apples who despise the rich solely because of... http://www.orble.com/whats-angering-the-99-percent/#comments http://www.orble.com/whats-angering-the-99-percent/ Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:57:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-republican-implosion/ Watching today's Republican Party is like observing a car wreck in slow motion: you know something bad is going to happen but for some reason you can't look away. Conservatives... http://www.orble.com/the-republican-implosion/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-republican-implosion/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:47:00 GMT