America’s Dysfunctional Election System
Fareed Zakaria declares “America’s election process an international embarrassment.” He’s right.
Condoleeza Rice, New Political Star?
Condoleeza Rice’s first trip onto the political stage was very successful last night. Where will she go from here?
Cover Girl Model Wins Olympic Boxing Match
Cover Girl model Marlen Esparza was the first American woman to win an Olympic boxing match.
Reaping the Harvest of the Failure to Institutionalize: Venezuela and Chavez
Hugo Chavez has built a state on cronyism.
Chevy Volt Production Suspended
GM’s big gamble on the future, the Chevy Volt, isn’t yet paying off.
Rick Santorum’s Disturbing Foreign Policy Vision
Rick Santorum’s foreign policy positions are troubling in many respects.
Gaddafi and the ICC: Meaningless, Unfair, or Both?
The selective application of international law is here to stay.
What’s up with Chávez?
The normally loquacious Chávez has been almost silent since emergency surgery in Cuba on June 10th.
There’s More Than One Kind of Anthropogenic Climate Change
Is China’s drought caused by human action?
Covering the Coverage of the Diplomatic Leaks
The major outlets that received document drops from Wikileaks are covering the story in different and interesting ways.
Joe Miller’s “Security Guards” Were Active Duty Military
The story about the private security guards who “arrested” a journalist at a Joe Miller campaign event just keeps getting stranger by the day.
Russia and Venezuela Sign Energy Deal
Venezuela have reached a series of agreement on energy. Should the US be concerned?
Understanding Hugo Chávez Requires More than a Few Grains of Salt
Remember when dealing with the utterances of Hugo Chávez that you should take them with a grain of salt (or twelve).
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