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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 […]

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 […]

There are many well-intentioned Americans who have confused themselves on the proper course of action in Iraq. These well-intentioned people believe that the war must eventually end, but argue that America has a duty to stay in Iraq so as to prevent something worse from happening — perhaps even leaving a garrison to keep […]

The American economy is in a sort of sickness right now.
It’s difficult to tell because the Federal Reserve keeps slashing interest rates, as it did yesterday, in order to keep the spigot of cheap credit on tap.
The markets are scared right now because the housing bubble has popped, as I wrote about a month back. […]