Indiana: Blueprint for Lean, Smart Government
WASHINGTON – President Obama, perhaps overwhelmed by the number and magnitude of the issues already piled up –the banks, GM,...
Category: Security
Unlucky Pakistan?
WASHINGTON – In an earlier piece I had expressed deep skepticism about the possible impact of a large (8...
Dreams in Kabul?
“We have the ability to rule and govern our country and we have our sovereignty. We hope that...
If Arizona is Wrong on Immigration, then what?
WASHINGTON – The always relevant The New York Times dedicated an Editorial, “Showdown in Arizona“, July 28, 2010, to...
Counterinsurgency against a political clock
WASHINGTON – How are we doing in Afghanistan, now that General David Petraeus has taken over? Well, it depends...
Economic Aid to Pakistan?
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Pakistan just recently on a mission aimed at showing US...
Firing McChrystal Not Enough
WASHINGTON – The scandal caused by the openly dismissive and offensive language used by General Stanley McChrystal, US and...
Health Care v. Energy
WASHINGTON – What’s the correlation between the vast shale gas deposits in Texas, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New...
US: Waiting for the Green Economy
WASHINGTON – The old US economy will not come back; while the seeds of the much advertised new economy,...
Europe Becoming Truly “Old”
rates below two children indicate populations decreasing in size and growing older. Global fertility rates are in general decline...