Month: May 2008

The battle for pledged delegates is now over and Barack Obama has won. There is now only one fantasyland scenario remaining where Obama has not seized the most pledged delegates. Option 1: No FL & MI: Pledged Delegate...

I know it’s a long established tradition in American politics, but it seems to have played a larger role this year than most, particularly with the attacks on Obama for a rather tenuous connection to former 1960’s...

A lot has been going on in the arena of US politics, but it’s important to keep an eye on the economic numbers as well.  Long term, whoever is President in 2008 is facing an American crisis not seen since the days of...

Iceland topped Vision of Humanity’s Global Peace Index of 140 countries that analyzes how peaceful they are regarding international policy and domestic conditions, The Financial Times reported Tuesday. Because of continued...

The reference in the title shouldn’t require much clarification, but let me just give you a brief reminder that a week can be a very long time in international politics. Less than a week ago, George W. Bush gave a speech...