"The long march through the institutions" halts -- temporarily? - by Sol W. Sanders* In 1967 Rudi Dutschke, a flamboyant leader of post-World War II European student radicals looking back on two centuries of failed revolutions, had an epiphany: … [Read more...] about Needed: “Leadership Out of the Swamp”
Contributor: Sol W. Sanders
Japan’s Unseen Revolution
In a world of moldering journalism, nothing quite equals the inadequacies of Japan reporting. Despite this short shrift, Japan remains the United States' most important relationship in Asia -- especially as China is increasingly seen as an adversary … [Read more...] about Japan’s Unseen Revolution
Ghosts of East Asia
There is an eerie feeling of déjà vu about the drama in the East China Sea just now. Again an authoritarian government with a rapidly expanding politicized military is making more and more aggressive noises, in large part in pursuit of its voracious … [Read more...] about Ghosts of East Asia
The Obama Administration Dissolves Further: Now Into Mysteries
With its attempt to tame the Tehran mullahs, the Obama Administration now adds mystery to its already established credentials for obfuscation and incompetence. * Obfuscation. Pres. Barrack Ohama’s special friend and adviser, Iranian-born Valerie … [Read more...] about The Obama Administration Dissolves Further: Now Into Mysteries
Will China Make It?
Despite the ballyhoo, there is little prospect significant reforms will emerge from the current upper echelon Chinese Communist Party meeting. That's despite virtually all foreign observers and most Chinese experts agreeing major changes are … [Read more...] about Will China Make It?
Syria’s “black hole” threatens the universe
Syria like one of those mysterious black holes in space, is irrevocably sucking its neighbors and the major powers into an unknown vortex that could lead to regional war - or more. Historical analogies are rarely valid but one has to recall a royal … [Read more...] about Syria’s “black hole” threatens the universe
Beyond Obamacare Lies the World Waiting …
With the U.S. transfixed by the Obama Administration’s massively bungled attempt to nationalize one-sixth of the economy, the health welfare system, the rest of the world watches the slow motion unfolding of another debacle: the loss of post-World … [Read more...] about Beyond Obamacare Lies the World Waiting …
Clouds of Dust Still to Settle
Out of the Washington political chaos of the past few weeks, two overwhelmingly critical questions have yet to be decided. * Can a wily President Barack Obama, despite his Administration's repeatedly demonstrated incompetence in both domestic and … [Read more...] about Clouds of Dust Still to Settle
Stumbling Toward Financial Sanity?
Could it be that the numbing financial and economic crisis engendered by divided government in Washington is returning the country to an authentic budget process? That piece of what may well be Pollyanna comes out of an examination of what has … [Read more...] about Stumbling Toward Financial Sanity?
Political Correctness: Picasso, Stalin, and ObamaCare
One of the marvels this amateur historian has found musing over intellectual trends through a long life is how concepts float back and forth, as often as not taking on new meaning about which their contemporary utilizers haven't a clue. An … [Read more...] about Political Correctness: Picasso, Stalin, and ObamaCare