Avenging James Foley: Tit for Tat Is Not a Solution
The ghastly killing of journalist James Foley -- more than merely savage -- was quite calculated to induce terror and to influence. And it did. Indeed, to discuss his death in a broader political...
View ArticleThe Technology of Democracy
This fall, most of us will likely be casting our ballots on a machine running some version of Windows 2000. These 1990s machines were rushed into the market in the wake of the Bush v. Gore election of...
View ArticleSearching for a Hero/Villain to Unite America
"Two kingdoms. ... Only a great hero or a terrible villain might bring them together." This weekend, I took my daughter to the wonderful Disney movie "Maleficent," produced by ABC News' parent company,...
View ArticleThe Child Safety Issue That Doctors Don't Talk About
While editorial opinion seemed to be running against the recent 11th-District ruling that reinstated Florida's gag law, there were some notable exceptions, chief among them being an op-ed that appeared...
View ArticleLegal Hurdles May Thwart Prosecution in Michael Brown Killing
Extensive Hurdles to Prosecution With two parallel investigations -- one state, one federal -- proceeding into the tragic August 9 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri, police...
View Article#Ferguson. Missouri. America. Where Do We Go From Here?
I did not want to come Ferguson. I avoided it for two weeks, from the moment I heard the news of Michael Brown's horrific death. I had been down this road many times before. Trayvon Martin, Sean Bell,...
View ArticleThe News Summer From Hell and the End of Optimism
By this point in the summer, a sane person could reasonably conclude that the world is going nuts. Spiraling out of control, descending into darkness, making optimism a delusional last recourse -- that...
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Yellen + Jackson Hole = More Growth
New Fed Chairman Janet Yellen and other major central bankers at their annual Jackson Hole conference seem to have committed a heresy by advocating full employment as the goal of central bank policies,...
View ArticleWhat Makes Life Worth Living? Take a Moment to Ask
When was the last time you sat down, or took a walk, to think about what makes this one life you have meaningful -- what makes it worth living? When was the last time you took a break from solving...
View ArticleFTC to Begin Patent Troll Study
The eagerly awaited FTC study on patent trolls moved closer to implementation this month. The FTC got budget approval from the White House's OMB for an economic study on the tactics and business models...
View ArticleFerguson and America's Love Affair With Violence
In Ferguson, an unarmed black teenager was killed by police. In reaction, thousands took to the streets in protest. However, rather than attempting to listen, the heavily militarized police immediately...
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Saudi Arabia Accepts Iran's Friend Request
When I receive friend requests on my personal social media pages, before responding I take the time to check if the person is Iranian or not. If she or he is of Arab origin and we have at least one...
View ArticleDear Hillary: Don't Worry About 'Obama's Third Term' Nonsense -- Run on...
Some people just wanna party like it's 2008. There's apparently some "concern" out there among advisers to Hillary Clinton -- all of whom, of course, told CNN they had to remain anonymous -- about...
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Krugman on War: Even the Best Mainstream Economists Write Nonsense
Causes of war, according to Krugman In a recent column in the New York Times (aka the newspaper of record), Paul Krugman explained the causes of war. Since this is a rather important issue and of...
View ArticleEnd Airplane Advertised Ticket Tax Price Secrecy
By Mike Leven Mr. Leven is president of Las Vegas Sands and a co-founder of Job Creators Network, a business advocacy organization. Imagine your local government overspent its budget and then secretly...
View ArticleAmerica's Strategic Fatigue: Who Will Fill the Vacuum?
BERLIN -- The chaotic consequences of the gradual disintegration of Pax Americana are becoming increasingly clear. For seven decades, the United States safeguarded a global framework, which -- however...
View ArticleNeeded Now: RNTO
Alliances for mutual protection are as old as humanity; like-minded nations have always banded together to preserve their security and extend their power. In recent times, the two most important...
View ArticleThe Landlocked Island
At about the same time my flight aborted its second landing attempt at N'Djamena Airport due to intense thunderstorms last week, armed militants were reported to have attacked a Nigerian village on the...
View ArticleOn Women's Equality Day, All Lives Matter
Crossposted from the Ms. Blog Co-authored by Alicia Garza, Special Projects Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance Today, we join thousands of women across the country to commemorate the...
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