As I join my colleagues to celebrate International Women's Day at this year's WIE Symposium in London, I laud the advancement of women over the past few decades, but know that we have much to do in order to achieve gender equality in our societies in the UK and the...
0 Comments | Posted December 31, 2011 | g:i A
As aptly captured by Time magazine, 2011 was the 'Year of the Protestor.' From the Arab Spring to the UK riots to the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstrations, 2011 witnessed an outpouring of popular discontent aimed at governments and businesses alike. But while OWS dominated headlines here at...
0 Comments | Posted December 5, 2011 | g:i A
The words of Irish poet William Butler Yeats in his poem, The Second Coming, have an eerie resonance for American politics today. "Things fall apart; the center cannot hold... The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand."
In...
0 Comments | Posted November 10, 2011 | g:i A
Although portrayed as opposites, the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street protesters are essentially kissing cousins, both with important contributions to make to America. Neither movement believes that our nation is working for them. They see a society rigged by big government, big labor and big business against the people....
0 Comments | Posted July 5, 2011 | g:i A
One of the unmitigated joys for an American living in London is to be part of the great Anglo-American friendship that transcends all political, religious or other differences. The Ronald Reagan Centennial Banquet on Monday night at Guild Hall was a glorious celebration of that historical and magical link. Festooned...
0 Comments | Posted January 19, 2010 | g:i A
The problem for the Democrats in Massachusetts was not Martha Coakley; it was the Obama agenda. In 2008, voters believed that they were electing a person who would focus on the economy with laser intensity and lead in a bipartisan and principled matter. What they have gotten is a deeply...
0 Comments | Posted November 1, 2008 | g:i A
In a stunning about face this week, Barack Obama announced that "I've got an economic plan that is similar to Bill Clinton's." On its face, this would mean that, if elected, Barack Obama would raise taxes on all taxpayers, support NAFTA and reduce welfare, three cornerstones of the Clinton...
0 Comments | Posted October 31, 2008 | g:i A
When Barack Obama announced that he was running for president he was very clear that, if elected, he planned "not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation". Twenty months after that statement in Springfield Illinois, we now have a much clearer view of...
79 Comments | Posted March 7, 2012 | g:i A