| Sort of, at least. The old WordPress site is now accessible by clicking here. There's still some wonkiness going on in the database, so don't depend on the database-driven links there just yet. It's just a resource for finding old material from MNCR - if you have a link to an old post that doesn't work anymore, try replacing .com with .net in the URL.
Yesterday's Minnesota Matters should be posts on AAR's website soonish. I'll post a url for your listening pleasure when it appears. All in all I'd say it was a pretty good show - it's surprising how quickly an hour goes on the radio.
And yes, I do have thoughts on the hanging of Saddam Hussein. I just can't give them top billing, because I don't see any good answers to the quandaries I find myself pondering. Was he a terrible dictator who ruined and ended countless lives? Yes. Did our leaders lie repeatedly to get us to this point? Yes. Did Saddam deserve to die for his crimes? Yes. Did he commit many of those crimes with implicit and covert American support? Yes. Do Saddam's supporters now have a martyr for which to fight? Yes. Is the penalty of death something best left to God's determination, instead of the judgment of mortal, flawed human beings? I think so, how do you feel?
There are nuances to this entire ordeal that many people on both sides of every cultural divide in America simply don't want to think about. And that bugs the hell out of me. |
