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It is easy to forget the basic truth that the winner of the American presidential election in November will not be the person who is most qualified.  It will not even be the person who gets the most votes (as Al Gore found to his detriment in 2000).  Rather, it will be the person […]

Since the United States invaded Iraq five years ago, tensions between Iran and the U.S. have simmered and then receded, and then simmered again.  Indeed, there have been many points over the last five years in which war with Iran seemed inevitable.
Perhaps if the invasion and occupation of Iraq had been more “successful” from the American perspective […]

The American people and their leaders continue to avoid confrontation with a harsh but necessary truth.
Since World War II, Americans have assumed that their country has been the most powerful country on Earth. America’s economic strength, military might, and nuclear capability have presented an illusion of unparalleled supremacy.
Americans believe, even today, that no one […]

With Turkey’s recent invasion of Iraq, and its declaration today that it may stay in Iraq for as long as a year, distinct historical memories of the division of Poland come to mind. Just as today, two powerful countries — Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia — seized geo-political opportunity by invading and occupying an […]

This is a question people should start asking themselves. Our food supply is coming under tremendous strain.
The British Times writes that the world is only “ten weeks away from running out of wheat supplies.” The shortages will be eliminated within a year, but this is the first time in 50 years that food […]

Note: This is Part 1 of a continuing series on the rise of corporate power and its implications for the 21st century.
If the last two years of Democratic rule in Congress have taught anything, it is that party affiliation has no meaning at high levels of power.
Democrat and Republican, both, seem interested in protecting […]

America is about to go through a very difficult economic period. It seems pretty clear that the housing market, which popped about six months ago, is going to continue to decline for at least one or two more years. This is because adjustable rate mortgages have not yet stopped adjusting. There […]

You may have heard that President Bush was in Saudi Arabia.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why the United States is friends with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive regimes on the planet. The ruling class of Saudi Arabia oppresses millions of people so […]

The American way of life — and whatever it is that phrase means to you — is the reason America behaves the way it does on the world stage. Yes, it is technically true that it is America’s government, and not Americans themselves, that makes war on others and restricts domestic liberty. But […]

Turkey’s prime minister announced today that he would launch an attack into Iraq “within a few days” if attacks by Kurdish militants against Turkey continue.
After meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a press conference at Downing Street that his Government “cannot wait forever” for the raids by […]