May 21, 2008

Crop research and the world's poor

This article from Sunday's New York Times is poorly written and poorly edited, like most Times articles these days, but important nonetheless, for it describes the unnoticed decline of funding for crop research programs. What a boring topic, you...

May 19, 2008

Reflections on Bush's Knesset speech

This speech was a tremendous insult to the Saudis, in that it celebrated the anniversary of Israel’s birth as though it were a great American holiday.  As well, the reference to the great Pilgrim forefather’s remarks as he set f...

December 15, 2005

The Balance of Terror in the Middle East

The Iraqi people are once again voting in a free election, this time to choose their next government. This momentous event will empower the formerly disenfranchised and oppressed 60% of the Iraqi people who are Shi'a for the first time in their count...

November 30, 2005

Iraq and Ping-Pong Diplomacy

To get out of Iraq, first we must first know why we are in Iraq. We did not invade Iraq to find Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction. We did not invade Iraq to establish democracy in the Middle East. We invaded Iraq to deter Saudi Arabia and it...