Great article, John ... and an equally great response, Stu. It is so true that nationalism is the root of most of the worst crimes in the history of the planet. It is an insideous and corrosive belief that lends itself all too easily to the worst of human nature - as the brilliant Mr. Zinn so well illustrates.


If we survive this dire period in our national lives, let us all dedicate ourselves truly to humanity, not to flag and country. That way lies madness, as surely we have all by now seen.