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On Choosing Words Carefully
It has been a while since I placed a text under a strong magnifying glass; but, considering how volatile conditions currently are in Iran, I think it is worth examining Barack Obama’s most recent statement this way. If he thinks he is pouring...The Bush Legacy Endures
When The Wire invoked the metaphor of a “new day” for a radical reformist shift in the power structure of the Baltimore Municipal Government, the ensuing narrative wasted no time in undoing that metaphor. As an assiduous student of the...Accountability Redux
The last time the Government Accountability Office (GAO) assumed a high profile in the news media was last December, when it reported on a list of potential abuses by financial institutions of the terms attached to then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s...Leahy’s Legacy: To Confront the Bush Legacy
During the final months of his administration, George W. Bush exhibited a “surge” of interest in the legacy of his Administration. However, as I observed at the time, the fruits of that interest turned out to be little more than that same...He May Have a Point!
You have to hand it to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. For all his bluster, socially-challenged manners, and (lest we forget) interminable oratory, every now and then he recognizes an opportunity to score diplomatic points; and it is usually the...Despite Previous Failures U.S. Conservatives Insist Tax Cuts Will Work – Political Opinion
When it comes to reviving the economy, tax cuts do not work as well as smart public spending. That is economic common sense proven true by the past two attempts at tax-cut stimulus, in 2008 and in 2003-04. And yet, incredibly, we are starting to hear...Final Days of Damage
Perhaps the real legacy of the Bush Administration will be what Rolling Stone‘s Tim Dickenson called the “sweeping array of ‘midnight regulations’” (in an article appositely entitled “Bush’s Final F.U.”);...Choosing Hillary’s Choice
There is a good chance that Hillary Clinton’s appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in preparation for the Senate vote on her appointment as Secretary of State, will be one of the most closely watched and commented stories...
