Nearsighted Strategy


      Strategic decisions made in the heat of a Presidential campaign can have disastrous long-term consequences. Apparently some … More

Pointless Argument


The former NFL football player, Bubba Smith, died this week. After his football career he acted in the Police Academy … More

Us and Them


I cannot recall a period in my life when there has been such a strong sense of “Us and Them.” … More

Who, Indeed


In a recent Washington Post column, Richard Cohen asks intriguing questions about President Obama, “Who is this guy? What are … More

Trust You? Why?


Professor Matthew Dickinson of Middlebury College makes the argument that President Obama needs to get himself out of the Gulf … More

Mayor Pothole


There are many mayors in the country who are not trying to solve all the world’s problems. They are quite … More