Second Thoughts

As I work with young people more from day to day, I begin to consider. . .Sometimes, it is a matter of attitude, of believing that one can succeed in spite of the system.Perhaps I have been too cynical about the whole public education thing.If there is hope of some...

The United States Leaves Iraq

After eight years, the American presence in Iraq will be removed by year's end.Whether this signals that there was a "Mission Accomplished" is still open to some conjecture.Indeed, the nation breathes a sigh of relief, and for two reason.One, that at...

Occupy Wall Street Gets Occupied

A protest without a message is a protest that will induce protest within itself, scuttling any message and in the end mandating a swift responsible response to curtail any ongoing menace to the protesters themselves and others.Such is the case with the Occupy Wall...

Libya vs. Syria and the Arab Spring

Moammar Gadhafi, deposed and destroyed former dictator of Libya, had a reputation.From wearing carpet-like robes to dismissing the protests that culminated into civil war that deposed and ultimately killed him, Gadhafi had little real power once the requisite number...

Tunisian Elections after the Jasmine Revolution

"I will be voting for freedom and for jobs," one Tunisian said.It is not the government's job to give anyone a job. This is the very corruption that has incited Arab peoples across the Middle East to rise up against their leaders.The socialist impulse...