Posts Tagged: Politics
Why the Republicans Should Just Cave
First, a parable. You're cruising along in your car, at just under the speed limit and having the time of your life, and suddenly you realise...
Why You Might Want To Take a Glance at Finland
In 1997, New Labour came to power in Great Britain pledging to be get tough on global-warming and it was a pledge that they lived...
My Thoughts On The Election Of 2012
The 2012 Presidential and Congressional election is all but over as a result of the adoption by the House of Representatives by a vote of...
Can the Real Israel Survive Its Imagined Versions?
Israel, goes the title of a book by Rich Cohen, Is Real. This message is coming home to me as I get ready for a six-week stay...
Why Values-Voters Have Completely Failed
For thirty-odd years evangelical Christians and social conservatives have championed values as central to the American political agenda, promoting the integrity of the family and...
Making Peace with Gaddafi
At this point, there can be no doubt in anybody's mind that the evil of Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi knows no limits whatsoever. Long recognized...
The Politics of Altruism
As widespread unrest throughout the Muslim world continues, A Case for Democracy by former Soviet dissident and Israeli politician Natan Sharansky is a must-read. Almost prophetic...
