On Signal Hill, In Newfoundland, Marconi’s Legacy In 1901, the first transatlantic radio transmission from England to Canada St. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, (a few years ago) – The young professor took me for a visit in the afternoon....
Beyond Symbolic Gestures, The West Will Not Act To Help Ukraine Regain Control Over Its Eastern Provinces Kiev is on its own. The only way to end the crisis is to let the Russian speaking East go WASHINGTON – By now the provisional government in Kiev should have understood that, beyond symbolic gestures, the West will...
Walking By Ford’s Theatre, Where Lincoln Was Shot Great sadness contemplating this old, yet still vivid, tragedy WASHINGTON – After my meeting I decided to walk to Chinatown, to an old emporium where I bought a...
The Ukrainian Government Cannot Win, All By Itself, Against Russia Kiev should let Eastern Ukraine secede. Only then it will have a chance to engage in economic reforms and join Europe WASHINGTON – Vladimir Putin is winning in his ruthless and perhaps crazy effort to regain control over at least a...
In Newfoundland, Where Churchill And FDR Met During WWII In Placentia Bay the two western leaders issued the Atlantic Charter in August 1941 NEWFOUNDLAND, Canada, (a few years ago)- Looking outside, at the Ocean on that windy day, I thought again about my...
US Strategy Against Russia: Give the Ukrainian Army Military Socks Deterrence is about having overwhelming military force and the willingness to use it. What about America's will? WASHINGTON – Effective deterrence is essentially about two key components working in combination: 1) Having the tools to inflict immediate and...
New York State Run Out Of Ideas, It Does Not Know How To Promote Itself TV ads broadcast on business channels focus only on tax holidays for companies setting up shop in New York State. That's it? WASHINGTON – New York, once upon a time the symbol of American economic might and creativity, run out of ideas....
Let “Mr. Smith” Come To Washington The 1939 Frank Capra movie is a moral tale: America will thrive only if we elect people who sincerely believe in the principles that inspired the Founders of this Republic WASHINGTON – As the New Year begins, I express my wish: I would like a real “Mr. Smith” to come...
Media Obsession With Terrorism Encourages Attention Seeking People To Engage In Terror Plots By treating political violence just like any other type of violence we would convince would be terrorists that acts of terror change nothing. This might deter at least some of them from plotting WASHINGTON – The real problem with terrorists is that, whatever their “cause” and declared “goals”, deep down they are mostly attention...
If Solar Power Became Affordable, Developing Countries Would Be Transformed Lack of electricity is the main barrier to development. Building power plants and transmission lines is very expensive. Solar would generate power even in remote villages WASHINGTON – When it comes to electric power generation and distribution, in developed countries we are used to this...