Stevenson’s army, November 29

6 years ago

WaPo's Paul Kane notes that several Senate committees will be unable to hold hearings on Biden nominees because their  chairmen…

Stevenson’s army, November 28

6 years ago

WaPo says the administration is giving career protections to political appointees and stripping it from careerists at OMB.NYT has details…

The whining never stops, but the counting will

6 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVR2_JyVzHE&ab_channel=CNN Here is the President of the United States, defeated soundly in an election almost four weeks ago, still complaining…

A big potential success at risk

6 years ago

The International Crisis Group, the Organization of the African Unity, and others are rightly focused on preventing a humanitarian disaster…

Stevenson’s army, Novemberr 27

6 years ago

WaPo reports closure of 10 US bases in Afghanistan.China escalates trade war with Australia.Fight in Taiwan parliament over allowing US…

Forty-five years is too long to wait for a referendum

6 years ago

Bouela Lehbib, who was a Middle East Institute research intern with me in 2019 during his time as the first…

Eighteen good things to be thankful for

6 years ago

Credit to Iraqi Ambassador Fareed Yasseen for sending this Thomas Nast drawing, published in Harper’s Weekly, November, 1869 It's Thanksgiving…

Restoring individual rights and hope in Bosnia

6 years ago

I joined happily with knowledgeable colleagues in signing Fixing Dayton: A New Deal for Bosnia and Herzegovina, published yesterday by…

The migrant specter: scary or not?

6 years ago

Jade MacRury, a content writer and correspondent for the Immigration Advice Service, an immigration law firm based in the UK…

Stevenson’s army, November 25

6 years ago

There hasn't been much news about Congress lately, but today there is.The appropriators have agreed on ceilings for the different…