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Early Voting and Still a Month to Go
The second week of early voting has ended and 88,371 people have voted in all reporting states, with 31 days to go until Election Day on Nov. 4. I track these early voting statistics for states and...
View ArticleBoots Are On the Ground
When the President of the United States promises America will have "no boots on the ground" in Iraq or Syria, military members and their families don't take that phrase literally. He can't be saying...
View ArticleHow to Win the Ideological War Against ISIS
There has been a surge in voices critical of the coalition air strikes against the terrorist group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Indeed, some critics have voiced concerns over...
View ArticleHong Kong's Protesters: Pragmatism or Passion?
For the past week, the commercial arteries of Hong Kong have been clogged with (mostly) student demonstrators clamoring for "democracy." I wove through crowds that ranged from sparse and listless to...
View ArticleSoccer Fan Support for the Islamic State: Protest or a New Generation of...
At face value, a recent one minute video clip on You Tube leaves little doubt about support for the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath of Syria and Iraq, among supporters of...
View ArticleNetanyahu Fooled the New York Times -- For One Day
Ever the clever one, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was up to his old tricks again this week. On Monday, he addressed a half empty UN General Assembly chamber and then came to Washington for...
View ArticleWe Can't Talk About Inequality Without Talking About Talent
This post first appeared on Harvard Business Review's blog, and is posted in conjunction with the publication of the October 2014 issue of the magazine's feature article, "The Rise (and Likely Fall) of...
View ArticleNorm Coleman, Brookings and the Magic Carpet of Saudi Money
It's becoming increasingly apparent some new Koch Brothers are on the loose in Washington, lavishing money on liberals and conservatives alike. Like the Brothers K, they got rich on filthy fossil fuel...
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20 Years, Yet EPA Still Fails to Protect Us From Polluting Incinerators
An industrial incinerator, as viewed from a church playground in Midlothian, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Bornhorst) Joe Poole Lake is a popular destination for Dallas and Fort Worth residents...
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The Economy Is Losing to ISIS
Globally, there is much to fear and this summer saw the escalation or re-ignition of a number of serious conflicts. Ceasefires between Israel and Gaza were set and broken, and thousands of people were...
View ArticleSecret Service Bungles Underscore the Never Ending Peril to President Obama
The Secret Service has taken a much deserved battering for an armed felon roaming free in the White House, fence jumpers, leaks of President Obama's travel schedule to then GOP Presidential candidate...
View ArticleSunday Roundup
This week included the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur -- The Day of Atonement. This ritual of self-examination and seeking forgiveness is one we could all benefit from. And as this...
View ArticlePresident Obama Wages War on the Islamic State, aka ISIS and ISIL: Anatomy of...
A full-blooded war in its early stages is now underway, involving two antagonists, the Islamic State led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, known to his followers as Caliph Ibrahim, and the United States of...
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This Week in World War I September 26-October 2, 1914
German World War I Reconnaissance Balloon The Emergence of Air Power Man-carrying balloons had been under development for hundreds of years. By the start of the twentieth century, however, their...
View ArticleFollowing the Spirit of the Sacred Pipe
There is a Democrat running for the soon-to-be- vacated seat of Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD). His name is Rick Weiland and in a note to me last week he wrote, "I am very disappointed, Tim. I believe this...
View ArticlePerverse U.S. Drug Policies Promote Drug Addiction and Deaths
To get your mind around just how dumb and perverse are our drug policies, you first have to absorb these astounding facts: The U.S. has more deaths from drug overdoses than from car accidents. Most are...
View ArticleMore Drama from the Polls: What Have We Really Learned?
Remember the 2012 election? Remember how the Presidential election was going to be so close it was supposed to go all night? Remember how the Republicans were poised to pick up Senate seats or even...
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Can GOP Modernize? 'Yes' Since Boomers Economically Insecure, 'No' Due to...
LISTEN HERE: By Mark Green *On Obama's ISIS "containment" policy. "Containment" worked with the Soviets in the Cold War and Hamas in Gaza... can it as well with ISIS since we can't kill all jihadists...
View ArticleMitch McConnell's China Syndrome
Sen. Mitch McConnell is one of the strongest supporters of free trade and closer ties with China. Some say his attitude is a result of his marriage to Elaine Chao. After all, Jiang Zemin, China's...
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Why Is Mayor De Blasio Breaking 4 Promises Within 400 Yards of His Own Home?...
Breaking the Education Promise It is known that the brain's capacity to learn is improved by exercise. It is also known that young lungs, breathing extra fast during exercise, are especially...
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