Before we get to all of that boring political stuff, we tune in to what the mainstream media has decided is the official Thing Everyone Should Be Talk...
Amid hopeful signs that the U.S. economy is slowly improving, President Barack Obama called today's report of a decline in unemployment "good news for...
China's long-term America strategy has always been to benefit economically from us and wait patiently while we run ourselves ragged in a costly ongoing war and milk ourselves dry.
If anything can be said about the week in media, it was that Americans put their priorities where their mouths are: gabbing on and on about the frivolous alongside the deeply serious.
"But Obama's options are limited, as the administration already has signaled it is unwilling to make any investments that would add significantly to t...
Since 2003, American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have been losing limbs at twice the rate of any previous American war. More than six percent of injured US troops require amputation.
As they used to say in the old war movies, we're in it now, up to our necks. More than ever, this is Obama's War. The mess he inherited from the previous administration is now his mess.
The root causes of violence in one part of the world are the same as those in other parts of the world. The elements of success in Los Angeles apply anywhere where isolated, dysfunctional people are creating violence and chaos.
By escalating the war to support a corrupt government in a land that has expelled every other invading power, Obama has made sure that its inevitable failure will be that much more spectacular.
When someone speaks a harsh word, sends us a nasty email, or enacts any form of "power over" behavior, we're wired to fight, flee, or freeze. We do th...
The real goals of the Afghanistan escalation are domestic and electoral. Like Lyndon Johnson who escalated in Vietnam, Obama lives in mortal fear of being called a wimp by Republicans.
People who live in the Western, developed countries must re-define at least two concepts when discussing Afghanistan: country and victory.
This Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: A New Strategy for Afghanistan SI Analysis: US President Obama announces a new strategy for Afghanistan t...
It's Barack Obama's war now -- a war in which the Nobel Peace Prize-winner has placed himself at the helm of the largest military force ever sent to Afghanistan. Here are some key things to know.
Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY), is a 24-year retired Navy Commander. While in the Navy, he served during several global conflicts including Beirut and ...
It's not because of bin Laden, al-Qaeda, or the Taliban. The real reason behing the surge is Pakistan, a failed state with nuclear warheads.
David Brooks perfectly describes the Washingtonian culture that disguises itself in "pragmatism." He calls this, "The Analytic Mode," but it could also be titled, "See Spot Learn To Love The Lie."
From a political perspective, President Obama's forceful December 1st speech on the War in Afghanistan ensured the war will not be a major issue in th...
This holiday season, as we pause and give thanks, I am humbled by the determination and grit I've seen in poor communities around the world as people ...
Nobody thinks that people who die in head-on collisions do so for some greater good. There's no moral to that story. They just die. But when soldiers die it's not just an accident. We need to remember that.
