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The Bear 19 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
William Faulkner wrote a long short story called The Bear. The story is a tale of a young man, “the boy”, who accompanies his elders on a ritual fall hunt. The bear, Old Ben, is part myth, part legend...
Untitled 11 Aug 2013 | 09:57 pm
Action Versus Reaction The hazard for an administration, and a Secretary of State particularly, is in always reacting to events as they occur. You are always the victim of circumstance. The alternativ...
Crime Pays 27 Jul 2013 | 07:44 pm
Crime doesn’t pay. Unless it does. Consider the case of Halliburton, perhaps best known for its former president, Richard Cheney. Originally an energy support company (drilling rigs, etc.), curiously ...
Diplomacy Where It Is Needed Most 19 Jul 2013 | 06:37 pm
We talk to our close friends for pleasure. We talk to our opponents to settle differences. Diplomacy is “handling of international relations” and “statesmanship”, says the dictionary. We use diplomacy...
The 21st Century Spectre of the Grand Inquisitor 5 Jul 2013 | 07:54 am
Efforts were made when the Cold War ended to assess the kind of world that lay ahead. Some said it was the End of Ideology, that imperialism, fascism, and communism had led to nothing but violence and...
The Intelligence-Industrial Complex 22 Jun 2013 | 06:19 pm
“…we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and w...
School for the Commander in Chief 9 Jun 2013 | 06:25 pm
With the notable exception of General Dwight Eisenhower, few presidents or presidential candidates have devoted much preparation for the role of commander in chief of US military forces. John Kennedy ...
The Texas Way 11 May 2013 | 07:33 pm
Here’s a way to attract companies and create jobs. Eliminate as many regulations as possible. The fewer the regulations, the happier are the corporations. Let’s call it the Texas way. But if it’s that...
Cut Government Spending 27 Apr 2013 | 07:35 pm
Even in the day when the federal budget was calculated in hundreds of millions rather than hundreds of billions, the cry to cut government spending was routinely and repeatedly heard. This demand was ...
Where Can Safety Be Found? 20 Apr 2013 | 08:37 pm
Has there ever been a time when we have been totally safe? Probably not. Such a state does not and, quite possibly, cannot exist. There are always troubles in the world. And the world is always with u...
