A former war hero practices fiscal rectitude at the Pentagon.
Blame the U.S. Congress, Not Illegal Immigrants
Will immigration reform repeat the past abuses of illegal immigration, a history perpetrated by members of the U.S. Congress at the behest of their business associates?
How the Republicans Empower U.S. Minorities
Why are the Republicans so keen on creating their own worst nightmare?
America, Enjoy the Downward Slide
Can the United States sustain its power? Even more relevant is the question, Is it worth it?
How We Lost American Exceptionalism
How did Democrats and Republicans both become the parties of war and the purveyors of an interventionist foreign policy?
Democratic and Republican Exceptionalism
How are the Democratic and Republican parties both complicit in turning the United States into a warfare/welfare state?
A Lament for San Francisco
How is an increasingly dilapidated San Francisco symbolic of the challenges facing the United States?
2011: Where’s the Space Odyssey?
Why is the U.S. space program shying away from its ambitious missions of the past?
Britain’s Dark Shadow Over Iran
How was the United Kingdom complicit in undermining Iran’s budding democracy half a century ago?