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Nationalism of this sort, of course, is foundational to any imperial project, insofar as Empire presumes the moral correctness of its expansive reach. And in its quest for ‘consensus’ (or better polling figures, as today’s tired political climate would have it), it...

Author: By Adaner Usmani | Title: Can Liberals End the War? | 1/6/2008 | See Source »

With Monday's conviction, it's now time for Sarkozy to make good on that pledge. Judicial accords between France and Chad make transferrals of convicts virtually mandatory once prisoners have requested return to their home nations. The six Zoé's Ark workers made such a petition just hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fallout from Aid Workers' Sentence | 12/27/2007 | See Source »

With four Best Actor Academy Awards between them, the two stars are the main reason for sticking around. Freeman, perhaps the movies' only current embodiment of gentle strength and emotional maturity, may be sick of playing Nature's Nobleman, but it doesn't show here. As Carter gives life lessons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death Myths: The Bucket List and The Savages | 12/26/2007 | See Source »

You own an airline. Isn't it hypocritical to be preaching about global warming? -Mandy Johnson, Des Moines, IowaI could sell the airline and those planes would carry on damaging the environment, or I could pledge 100% of the profits-which I have done-to developing clean fuels. Next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Richard Branson | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

If you're a Thai voter who longs for the return of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, then Samak Sundaravej is your man. An acid-tongued, fire-breathing ultra-conservative who brands his opponents communists and "street gangsters," the 72-year-old former Bangkok governor is running in the Dec...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand's PM Proxy: Samak | 12/19/2007 | See Source »

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