US Foreign Policy in The Age of Penury
By Paolo von Schirach August 29, 2009 WASHINGTON – Afghanistan is a huge mess. According to most informed experts,...
Category: Politics
Better and Cheaper Health Care for America?
WASHINGTON– The health care debate has morphed into a free for all inelegant cacophony; resembling at times mean food fights...
Obama’s Political Gift to the Latins
WASHINGTON– Much has been already said about the nomination by President Barak Obama of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the...
“An Opportunity Society” As The New Frontier
WASHINGTON – Right in the middle of this deep crisis, President Barack Obama is presenting bold, new long term...
Politicized Media and The Loss of a Common Ground
WASHINGTON – Consider this superficially innocent excerpt from a recent (February 28, 2008) article in The Wall Street Journal...
Obama’s Big Plan Needs a Truly Loyal Opposition
WASHINGTON – Let’s give President’s Obama budget proposal and bold blueprint for addressing and hopefully fixing a number of...
US Elections: Grand Plans versus Reality
WASHINGTON – America is in a deep funk. We have this unprecedented financial crisis whose dimensions, potential reach and...
McCain’s Ethical Crusade For A Frightened America?
WASHINGTON – Senator Barack Obama has a clear theme to draw appeal to his quest for the White House: the...
Shirley Temple Goes to Washington
WASHINGTON– If we accept that the lines between the political process and entertainment have been blurred and that politicians...
Absent from Denver: The Gobal Economy
WASHINGTON– A somewhat disturbing feature of the Denver Democratic Convention has been the absence of a serious, in depth debate on...