Great Game

'Obama Does Globalistan'

Russ Wellen | Posted 03.25.2009 | World


Russ Wellen

Obama "inherits" a Globalistan where teeming masses have discovered, to their grief, that markets do not suppress poverty, unemployment and exploitation.

Will Barack Obama Think Twice about Afghanistan?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.02.2009 | World


Stephen C. Rose

If Michael Gordon's New York Times report is indicative, the window for a real debate leading to alternatives to an extended military event in Afghanistan (and Pakistan) is only open a crack.

The War in Afghanistan Is A No-Win Situation

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 12.17.2008 | Politics


Stephen C. Rose

The situation in Afghanistan weighs more and more heavily on us. I took it up in a Huffington Post piece a while back titled Could Barack Obama Suffer...

Could Barack Obama Suffer The Fate of LBJ?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose Oddly, no one has thought to compare the situations of Barack Obama and LBJ, but there are similarities. And, happily, redemptive ...