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Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Governor Jindal talks about Gay Marriage

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Gov. Bobby Jindal, front, with his family during a prayer at the opening session of the Louisiana State Legislature in April. ...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Columbian Leadership

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A hilarious article in today's NY Times detailed a story over 250 years in the making. A story of leadership, arrogance and come-uppance...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Election Graphics

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The New York Times did a great job with a lot of data, showing the swings from Democrat to Republican in the House and Senate over the years...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Lithuania declares energy independence from Russia

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What do you do when you are a small, former Soviet Republic, trying to make it on your own but tied to Russia's gas monopoly? Lithuania ...
Friday, September 19, 2014

The Reasonable Polish Woman

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I enjoyed reading the words of Poland's incoming Prime Minister in today's NY Times . Ewa Kopacz likened her country to a 'Reaso...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Why Democrats can't win the House

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Very interesting analysis by Nate Cohn in last week's New York Times that showed why Democrats are unlikely to win a majority in the Hou...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Dutch tolerance led to New York's greatness

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Great op-ed by Russell Shorto in today's Times showing that the secret to New York's success lay in the roots of the Dutch 17th c...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

McCain challenges Obama on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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For those are curious what John McCain would have been like as president rather than Barack Obama, here's a chance to see what the old w...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Chinese Army hacking US infrastructure

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The Chinese are becoming more aggressive in their computer attacks on the US. With attacks on major newspapers uncovered and power grids bei...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Are drones worthy of the US?

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Being an immigrant to this country, I really bought into the metaphor of America being the 'Shining City on a Hill.' that the persis...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

How's that Arab Spring working out?

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Two years ago when I first posted about the Arab Spring, I was dubious of its chances for success. The choices I laid out were a crushing by...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

No great African leaders again this year

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For the third time in four years, the five million dollar Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa was not awarded. The requirements are ...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Is financial aid to Egypt a good idea anymore?

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A debate is going on in congress around the awarding of $450 Million in emergency financial aid to Egypt. The aid, designed to assist the e...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Nobody wants a 'Perfect' leader

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A little humility goes a long way in our leaders but it appears that Obama lacks this virtue. A great article in yesterday's NY Times s...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

How democratic do we want Egypt to be?

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A woman voted at a polling station in Cairo on Saturday. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK When the Egyptian military dissolved Parliament this...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Leadership on the Bounty

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I just finished reading the Bounty trilogy and was struck by the many leadership lessons to be found within. Most know the story of 'Mut...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Egyptian Election Shenanigans

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 Banned from the upcoming election: Omar Suleiman, Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, Khairat el-Shater Citing narrow technical reasons, the Eg...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Kony

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After seeing mentions of this video in the news, I was somewhat curious. But then my eleven year-old son was looking over my shoulder as I ...
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Polls define leadership style nowadays

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 Obama aides in Chicago Daniel Borris NY Times  According to a recent article Obama has a 'Chief Scientist' who specializes i...
Friday, March 9, 2012

Two different leaders on this season of 'Survivor'

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Two very different leaders have emerged on this season of Survivor. On the men's team, the biggest misfit of them all, Colt...