Bob Woodward and Election 2004
Bob Woodward of The Washington Post is the ultimate journalist. His latest book, 'Plan of Attack,' is rattling Washington. Its allegations will be fodder for… Read more »
Bob Woodward of The Washington Post is the ultimate journalist. His latest book, 'Plan of Attack,' is rattling Washington. Its allegations will be fodder for… Read more »
Since Operation Iraqi Freedom began 14 months ago, 671 American lives have been lost. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Web site indicates between January 1959 and… Read more »
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs sits atop 252 other U.S. graduate programs in Public Affairs, Public Administration and Public Management. As a… Read more »
According the legislation authorizing its creation, the 'National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States' (or 9/11 Commission) was created to determine 'facts and… Read more »
I recently spent time in West Virginia. Friends in my adopted hometown of Washington, D.C., were incredulous and dismayed. Their implication was, of all the… Read more »
Last week, South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun was impeached. Roh's impeachment is South Korea's first since its 1948 formation. South Korea is home to 73,000… Read more »
Beware America. The famously cryptic Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, surprised everyone last week with his clearest commentary to date: baby boomers are retiring and… Read more »
One of the first things I thought when reading about recent Haitian unrest was how both simple and complicated the definition of 'democracy' is. I… Read more »
China has a billion people. India has a billion people. Imagine if 5 percent or 100 million held college degrees equivalent to your own. Imagine… Read more »
Saddam was a threat; Chris Malagisi got that right in his column ('Dems switch stance; WMD don't matter,' February 10, 2004). Let's not fool ourselves… Read more »
A few days ago I was woken by a phone call from a young woman asking if I was Kim Olsen. I tiredly responded 'yes.'… Read more »
In Sudan's 47 years of independence, two million Sudanese have died in a civil war that has occupied 36 of those years. This war, between… Read more »
The U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens the right to due process. It is often used as a model by developing countries trying to reform their dysfunctional… Read more »
The International Monetary Fund: Western leaders believe it is a sage adviser to developing countries seeking economic order. But to developing countries, it is a… Read more »
Define peace. Does peace occur, from an American frame of reference, when Iraqi citizens are 'liberated' from Saddam Hussein? How is peace affected by some… Read more »
Filibuster. No, it is not the name of your least-favorite uncle. It is a not-so-obscure regulation allowing U.S. senators to indefinitely halt Senate operations. Senate… Read more »
My mom will not like this column. It is because I recoil at the word 'feminist.' The word is so bothersome that I cannot read… Read more »
The U.S. gross domestic product grew 7.2 percent in the third quarter of this year - the fastest quarter growth since 1984. Yet somehow, all… Read more »
New York state legislators have failed to stand in the way of the PATRIOT Act. If they continue to do so, they will fail in… Read more »
Anti-globalization and anti-free trade activists need to get their stories straight. Should all Americans receive similar salaries? Should those with different levels of education receive… Read more »
At its best, George W. Bush's policy in Iraq is conflicted and inherently naive.Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein's link to al-Qaida… Read more »
Environmental politics are rarely about the environment. Even though the Russian parliament has approved the Kyoto Protocol, President Putin hinted publicly that he would not… Read more »
Liberals, conservatives and Jay Leno agree: Americans are stupid - especially when it comes to international affairs. On no other issue is the credibility of… Read more »
I love People magazine. It is my 'head candy' - a short break from reality. It imparts 'important' gossip about BenJen and how Jane Doe… Read more »