Saddam Hussein cautions Syria against getting into bed with Iran (too late!): Amman – Toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has issued a warning to the Syrian leadership ‘not to go too far in its alliance with Iran,’ blaming Tehran for the current flare-up of violence in the Middle East, the head of Saddam’s defence team […]
As I’ve noted before, Robert Samuelson is one of my favorite commentators. He is fair, intellectually honest, tends to focus on what is rather than what should be, and has no particular agenda that I can discern — other than that others take the same approach. Over at Real Clear Politics he talks about the […]
A “study” by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has concluded that Columbia is one of the top five happiest places to live in the entire world: LONDON (AFP) – The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people’s wellbeing and their impact on […]
While I certainly have my opinions on the subject, I don’t have any particular expertise (beyond my personal readings in military history). In short, I’m not sure my opinions would shed better light or insight than those already to be found elsewhere on the ‘net. Here are some places I’d recommend: Counterterrorism Blog PajamasMedia TempletonThorp […]
Peter Schramm, Professor of Politicial Science at Ashland University, tells of his long journey from being born in Communist-occupied Hungary to ultimately “teaching…native-born Americans…how to think about their own country.” He ends as follows: But what I do with these American natives is I teach them about American politics and American history. I start with […]
I once proposed this same ‘thought experiment’ some decades back to a good friend who had sincere concerns about the role of the United States in the Cold War. My response: first imagine the world without the United States, then imagine the world without the Soviet Union — which would you prefer? Little did I […]
