Nativism creeps up in US politics every generation in one form or another. Ironically, for a country built by immigrants, fears of large numbers of foreigners entering the country remain as palpable as ever.

But in Arizona, things have just taken an unprecedented turn for the worse.

There is no denying illegal immigration continues to occur in the United States in record numbers. Primarily the result of people crossing the border with Mexico, it is estimated that there were at least 11 million illegal... READ MORE

During the height of the Nazi occupation of France, Charles de Gaulle is said to have remarked that "faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself."

If only such a leader lived among us now.

The Western world, and the United States in particular, has faced a crisis of identity since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In our efforts to combat the evil of terrorism, to what extent are we willing to compromise our civil liberties?

This is as much a practical as a... READ MORE