The “Fundamentals” of the US Economy WASHINGTON – Senator John McCain has been repeatedly mocked by his opponent, Senator Barack Obama, for having stated very...
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...
John Edwards and the Impossible Ethical Standards WASHINGTON – We know what happened regarding the disclosure of former Senator and former would be Democratic party nominee...
Is America Ready for President Obama? WASHINGTON – The Democratic primaries arithmetic is clearly against Senator Hillary Clinton. It is unlikely that she will win her...
America the Christian WASHINGTON – As the political season heats up in the United States, we are treated to yet another round...
In America, Politics as Self-Renewal WASHINGTON – The paradox of American politics is this odd mixture between pragmatism and grandiose wishful thinking. Hillary Clinton...
America Longing for Moses WASHINGTON – Whatever the eventual outcome of the democratic party primaries, we have a Barack Obama phenomenon that is...
“The Decline of America” Revisited WASHINGTON – Remember Yale historian Paul Kennedy and his 1987 tome on “The Rise and Fall of the Great...