Month: August 2008

How to Pick a Veep

Carl Hulse of the New York Times has an article out today that looks at Evan Bayh’s record on the Iraq War as a potential liability to his prospects and effectiveness as a running mate. I want to focus on just one part of...

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How to Pick a Veep

Carl Hulse of the New York Times has an article out today that looks at Evan Bayh’s record on the Iraq War as a potential liability to his prospects and effectiveness as a running mate. I want to focus on just one part of...

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Global No-Confidence Vote: The Perfect Storm

Oil has plunged, the dollar is at a six-month high, and things are now looking up for the US, right?  Well, remember, the dollar’s strength is coming at the weaknesses of other currencies, and the recession that...

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"A-bomb didn’t win the war"

Ward Wilson has written a piece for the Chicago Tribune on how Hiroshima didn’t cause the Japanese to surrender, and how nuclear weapons do not win wars. He points to the “cultural divide” aspect of talking...

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How to Pick a Veep

Carl Hulse of the New York Times has an article out today that looks at Evan Bayh’s record on the Iraq War as a potential liability to his prospects and effectiveness as a running mate. I want to focus on just one part of...

Read More