Penny wise and pound foolish

14 years ago

While some may think the choice of Paul Ryan as his vice presidential candidate confirms Romney's intention to focus on…

Bosnia reinvents partial people

14 years ago

It's hard even for me to get excited about what goes on in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but this letter burned…

No lipstick for this pig

14 years ago

Yesterday’s Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)-hosted discussion about Iran’s Green Movement  critiqued the movement’s leadership and condemned current US Iran…

Socialism lives in Serbia

14 years ago

Milan Marinković continues his discussion of issues confronting the new Serbian government, which took office late last month: The heads…

How we spend resources

14 years ago

Yesterday my wife and I took in the Newseum, which is an example of my thesis that creation of museums…

The trick is to stay on course

14 years ago

Loyal readers will not be surprised by Libya's smooth handover of power yesterday from its revolutionary Transitional National Council (NTC)…

Do museums mark the acme of power?

14 years ago

My wife and I spent half the day at the The National Museum of the Marine Corps not far from…

Disintegration is hard to stop

14 years ago

Susan Yackee at Voice of America asked a few questions today about Syria.  Here are my replies, which VoA published…

Sick and Sikh are both American

14 years ago

I didn't even know until yesterday that white supremacist heavy metal rock bands existed.  I was only slightly more aware…

This week’s peace picks

14 years ago

Africa and India take the spotlight in this relatively quiet week: 1. Assessing Governance in Rwanda,  10:00am-11:30am, Tuesday, August 7…