Economic Aid to Pakistan? WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Pakistan just recently on a mission aimed at showing US...
Happy Fourth America WASHINGTON – I run into an old acquaintance in the elevator. A few pleasantries are exchanged. And his farewell...
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Firing McChrystal Not Enough WASHINGTON – The scandal caused by the openly dismissive and offensive language used by General Stanley McChrystal, US and...
BP and the Mismanagement of Complex Systems WASHINGTON – The story of the BP Gulf platform explosion and never-ending spill has been presented to the public as...
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Wellness Will Take Care of US Health Costs WASHINGTON – The US health care delivery system, as currently structured, is so horrendously expensive that over time it...
Can Europe Make it? WASHINGTON – “Mistah Kurtz, he dead”. (Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness). This famous line, right after a question in the title...
BP Is not “Beyond Petroleum” WASHINGTON – A few years ago, the oil multinational British Petroleum, more commonly known as BP, embarked in a...