A Visit to the Twentieth Doha International Book Fair
I am in the Middle East for some research, and specifically in Qatar, where I lived a few years ago. With some time this morning because of a cancelled appointment, I walked over to the country’s major annual book fair. Despite taking place in a massive space...Three Reasons for Democrats to Support a Troop Surge in Afganistan
In the fall of 2009 General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan, requested 40,000 additional troops to help fight an increasingly aggressive Taliban insurgency. President Obama agreed in December to send 30,000 troops as part of an Afghan...Into Harm's Way
Several weeks have passed since President Obama delivered his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Oslo; and, despite my strong admiration for him and my respect for his convictions, some of what he said still deeply troubles me. As Commander-in-Chief, his hopeful...Maybe Cheney needs his vacuum tubes serviced again
The current handling of the accused in the attempted airline bombing is turning out to be an interesting test case for how the Obama administration will deal with terrorist suspects, and for how the GOP will respond. The Brits are a prime example of the success of...E-Edition
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