Dragonfly, Symbol Of Courage
WASHINGTON – I recently saw a small exhibit of Japanese ancient military gear. There were swords with exquisite decorations and painted...
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America Embraces Cuba?
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s unexpected announcement about re-establishing formal diplomatic relations with Cuba, while easing some of the travel and...
The Day I Met “Lucy”
WASHINGTON – A few days ago, while in Addis Ababa, I was advised to visit the National Museum of...
Too Much Media Coverage For Isolated Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON – In a perverse way, our hysteric fascination with each and every killing perpetrated in the West by...
George Osborne: Bring Debt Under Control
WASHINGTON – In a WSJ op-ed piece, (How to Keep Proving the Economic Pessimists Wrong, December 15, 2014), George...
The World Believes That America Is Racist
ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopia – Traveling abroad allows the opportunity to look at America with the eyes of others. And this...
Low Oil Prices Is The Only Bit Of Good News For Most Western Countries
WASHINGTON – Western financial and business publications are now celebrating the collapse of oil prices. This unexpected Christmas gift is...
The US National Debt Just Passed The $ 18 Trillion Mark — And Nobody Cares
WASHINGTON – With almost no comment by national leaders, major media, economists, financial analysts or federal budget experts, the...
A Genuine Anti-Corruption Drive In China?
WASHINGTON – The arrest in China of Zhou Yongkang, former head of domestic security and (even in retirement) still a...
African-Americans Feel Persecuted By White Police
WASHINGTON – Perception, as we know, is reality. And, sadly, right now the large US African-American community (more than 40...