Mumbai Misperceptions: War is Not Imminent

Following the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, we repeatedly heard two messages. One, these attacks were India’s 9/11, and two, war between India... [More]

Che and Evo: ¡Hasta La Victoria Siempre!

As the wide scale release date for Steven Soderbergh’s new film, Che, starring Benicio del Toro as Ernesto “Che” Guevara, draws near, the... [More]

Arab Fiats: Islamicism is the New Communism

While many in the Western world cower in fear of radical Islamic terrorists and the Arab World in general, many of our fears are completely baseless. The... [More]

Lone Star Rumblings: So Goes the Party

Top to bottom, the GOP in Texas seems to be foundering in a sea of disillusionment and infighting. Not just nationally, but in the Lone Star State as well,... [More]

Israel: Nuclear Implications of Corruption?

The proliferation of nuclear weapons and the increasing risk of global catastrophe have been on the minds of all western nations since the end of the Cold... [More]


Robert Gates: Beyond Politics

Hacking off the people that got you elected is a dubious way of beginning a presidency. Why on earth then would President-elect Obama draw the ire of some Democrats by keeping... [More]

House of Cards: The Plastic Conundrum

A new batch of rules was put into place by the Office of Thrift Supervision (an agency of the U.S. Treasury) Thursday to help protect consumers from the poor practices of... [More]

Car Trouble? Let’s Bail

With the struggling auto industry predicting its own demise, there has been resistance by some Republicans on Capitol Hill to bail them out. And for those of us who haven’t... [More]

I Bought Nothing Today

I take that back. I spent $1.85 on a cup of coffee from Great Harvest Bread Company, but it wasn’t even that good. The irony of our financial crisis is that we are being... [More]

Obama’s New Economic Team

The leaders of President-elect Obama’s all-important economic team are now in place. He’s actually found a place for two of the Treasury Secretary candidates that... [More]