Everyone says they support the troops, but rarely does anyone actually do something to prove it. Words are cheap and meaningless unless there are actions to support them. Rob Herbert wrote a spectacular Op-Ed in the NY...
There is an excellent article by Andrew F. Krepinevich in the 2009 July/August edition of Foreign Affairs that argues for a fundamental review of U.S. military strategy and procurement choices in light of emerging threats to our once...
The media's obsession with all things Michael Jackson is like watching reruns of Anna Nicole Smith's death in 2007. Smith's early and mysterious demise meant large ratings for news organizations, but by...
Read this article in the Wall Street Journal and let me know if you think Vice President Biden's comments were too harsh. Sometimes telling the truth doesn't do you any good!  ...
In 1990, a cap-and-trade program to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions (the pollutant that causes acid rain) was passed into law as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The EPA estimated the program would cost $6 billion...
The NY Times is running an interesting piece on how the recent wave of coordinated attacks against Mexican authorities for the capture of a senior La Familia cartel member could possibly represent a turning point in the war against the...
During his short stint as a Senator, one of the main issues Barack Obama worked on was nonproliferation. In fact, one of his major legislative achievements was the Lugar-Obama Proliferation and Threat Reduction Initiative, which was signed...
The era of globalization the world is currently in is quite new. I would place its beginning at the proliferation of the internet – the early 1990s. The first two U.S. presidents of this era, Bill Clinton...
In its developing role as musical ambassadors, the New York Philharmonic may travel to Cuba to perform two concerts there. This announcement comes a year after the Philharmonic traveled to North Korea, when it appeared as if an agreement...
The news out of Afghanistan is not good. In a recent NY Times article, top military commanders in Afghanistan lament the lack of Afghan forces present in their operations. For instance, in the recent offensive by 4,000...