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2012
May 14
, 2012
May 7
, 2012
April 30
, 2012 THE GSA AND SECRET SERVICE SCANDALS: SYMPTOMS OF A LARGER PROBLEM
April 23
, 2012
April 16
, 2012
April 9
, 2012
April 2
, 2012
March 26
, 2012
March 19
, 2012
March 12
, 2012
March 5
, 2012
February 27
, 2012
February 20
, 2012
February 13
, 2012
February 6
, 2012
January 30, 2012
January 23, 2012
WHY SOME AMERICAN WARRIORS BEHAVE BADLY
January 16, 2012
January 9, 2012
January 2, 2012
2011
December 19, 2011
December 12, 2011
December 5, 2011
November 28, 2011
November 21, 2011
November 14, 2011
November 7, 2011
October 24
, 2011October 24
, 2011
October 3, 2011
October 3, 2011
October 3, 2011
September 26, 2011
September 19, 2011
September 5, 2011
September 5, 2011
"I LIKE PALIN, BUT I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR HER FOR PRESIDENT"
August 29, 2011
ATTACK OF THE GLOBAL-WARMING-CRUSADER EXTRATERRESTRIALS
August 15, 2011
WILL RIOTS LIKE THE ONES IN BRITAIN SOON HAPPEN IN THE U.S.?
August 15, 2011
August 8, 2011
August 1, 2011
SHOWDOWN AT THE DEFAULT CORRAL
July 25, 2011
July 11, 2011
HOLDER DETERMINED TO PROSECUTE UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANTS IN U.S. FEDERAL COURTS
July 8, 2011
WARNING TO DEMOCRATS: AVOID FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
July 4, 2011
June 27, 2011
June 20, 2011
THE ULTIMATE EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO AMERICA: A NEW WORLD ORDER
June 13, 2011
NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE 2012 ELECTION
The Decisive Factor in a Close Race
June 6, 2011
Why She Will Run for President in 2012
May 23, 2011
ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES
It's Time for a Law that Authorizes Their Use
May 16, 2011
U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
There is a Lot of Explaining to Do
May 9, 2011
Is He the Right Person to Replace Panetta?
May 2, 2011
What Kind of Person Should Replace Robert Gates
April 18, 2011
The Washington, D.C., Three-Ring Circus
April 11, 2011
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT
An Alternative Way of Sorting Them Out
April 4, 2011
On the American Political Conscience
March 28, 2011
THE LESSONS WE SHOULD LEARN FROM JAPAN
Are We Prepared?
March 21, 2011
Its Evolving Status Quo
March 14, 2011
OBAMA'S AVERSION TO LABELING TERRORISTS
It's About Much More Than His Outreach to Muslims
March 7, 2011
Time to Wise Up and Drill
February 28, 2011
UNIONS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE STREETS
A Lose-Lose Proposition
February 22, 2011
CALIPHATE, COUPS, OR CONSTITUTIONS
Barack Obama's Most Serious Foreign Policy Challenge
February 14, 2011
What You Saw is What You Got
February 7, 2011
U.S. LEVERS OF INFLUENCE IN EGYPT
Military Ties are Critical
January 31, 2011
The Long-term Implications
January 24, 2011
THE FUTURE OF U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
The Kissinger Perspective
January 17, 2011
One Step at at Time
January 10, 2011
DESERVING THE COMEBACK-KID TITLE
It's Got to be a Surprise
January 3, 2011
2010
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR AMERICA
What Are You Giving Her This Year?
December 20, 2010
Obama, CINC or Conscientious Objector?
December 6, 2010
Another Fat Lip for America
December 6, 2010
There's a Lot of Bad Stuff Out There
November 22, 2010
TSA SCREENERS HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL
November 15, 2010
The Last Refuge of a Liberal President?
November 8, 2010
How Big Will Republican Gains Be?
November 1, 2010
THE PERENNIAL CHINA-POLICY DEBATE
Conciliation vs. Carrots and sticks
October 25, 2010
Is There a Real Mitch Rapp?
October 18, 2010
Restoring the American Dream
October 11, 2010
Something Other People Do
October 4, 2010
Is This Our New Reality?
September 27, 2010
Handicapping Sarah Palin
September 20, 2010
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
September 13, 2010
The Ace Becomes the Joker
September 6, 2010
Preacher, Professor, Pundit, Patriot, Performer
August 30, 2010
THE MOSQUE, MUSLIMS, AND BUILDING BRIDGES
Time for a Better Approach
August 23, 2010
Less is More
August 16, 2010
China's Migraine Headache
August 9, 2010
Anti-War Activism at its Worst
August 2, 2010
But They'll Get It Back
July 26, 2010
Stranger Things Have Happened
July 19, 2010
As Inevitable as Climate Change?
July 12, 2010
nice guys, lies, and Russian spies
A Little Indignation Please
July 5, 2010
Petraeus and America's Longest War
June 28, 2010
SAVING THE U.S.-U.K. SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
Is It Already Too Late
June 21, 2010
U.S.-china military interaction
A Dysfunctional Relationship
June 14, 2010
Obama's Leadership Crisis
June 7, 2010
A SOLDIER'S JOURNEY TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION
Memorial Day 2010
May 28, 2010
A Symptom of a More Serious Problem
May 24, 2010
A Role Model for Conservative Politicians
May 17, 2010
A Lesson From the Cold War
May 10, 2010
The Strategy of Moral Misdirection
May 3, 2010
STOPPING IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM
Negotiations Without Arms are Like Notes Without Instruments
April 26, 2010
Lasting Change Comes From the People not Government
April 19, 2010
OBAMA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS STRATEGY
Conservatives aren't Smart Enough to Understand It
April 12, 2010
Military Metaphors in Politics are Appropriate
April 5, 2010
Time for a Reset
March 29, 2010
A Battle is Lost but the War Continues
March 15, 2010
Democrats at the Point of No Return
March 8, 2010
Good War Movies are About Warriors Not Politics
March 15, 2010
How Will Democrats Be Better Off?
March 1, 2010
PALIN'S PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS
Not as Bad as Some Would Lead You to Believe
February 18, 2010
Fundamental Inconsistencies
February 11, 2010
President Obama Makes the Right Decision
February 1, 2010
Monday Nights at Nine
January 25, 2010
Fighting for the People's Seat
January 18, 2010
An American Tradition
January 11, 2010
THE FAILED CHRISTMAS-DAY ATTACK
A Wake-up Call and an Opportunity for President Obama
January 4, 2010
2009
Christmas PRESENTS FOR DEMOCRATS
They're Getting What They Asked For
December 22, 2009
Political Correctness vs. Common Sense
December 14, 2009
What Impact Will it Have?
December 7, 2009
Victory or Exit Strategy?
November 30, 2009
A Commonsense Conservative Manifesto
November 23, 2009
KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED GOES TO COURT
America Goes on Trial
November 16, 2009
Is He a Terrorist?
November 9, 2009
A Journey into a Wondrous Land
November 2, 2009
DEMOCRATS VS REPUBLICANS VS CONSERVATIVES
Who is Running Against Whom?
October 26, 2009
The Most Precious Commodity
October 19, 2009
It's All About George W. Bush
October 12, 2009
common sense healthcare reform
Why Americans Aren't Going to Get It
October 5, 2009
What Would the World be Like Without America?
September 28, 2009
OBAMA'S MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION
Smart Move or Big Mistake?
September 21, 2009
The Disservice They Do
September 14, 2009
"Time to get out of Afghanistan and Iraq"
George Will's Walter Cronkite Moments
September 7, 2009
Are We Reading It Correctly?
August 31, 2009
We're Pulling the Plug
August 24, 2009
Going Around in Circles
August 17, 2009
What America is All About
August 10, 2009
Clamoring for Quasimodo?
August 3, 2009
THE PROFESSOR THE COP AND THE PRESIDENT
A Lesson on Race n American Politics
July 27, 2009
One Fortunate Patient's Perspective
July 20, 2009
Where 'Managing' Climate Change Ultimately Leads
July 13, 2009
KISS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY GOODBYE
Republican Presidential Prospects Fall by the Wayside
July 6, 2009
Two Deaths, Two Different Worlds
June 29, 2009
Time for a Cold War-Style-Confrontation is Now
June 22, 2009
The Corrupt Side of Our Political Humor
June 15, 2009
Do His Policies Match His Words?
June 8, 2009
CHANGING nORTH kOREA'S bEHAVIOR
Time For China to Get off the Fence
June 1, 2009
The Point of Diminishing Returns
May 25, 2009
'All-In' High-Stakes Poker
May 18, 2009
Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
May 4, 2009
Allowing Its Evils to Escape
April 27, 2009
Until the Time is Right
April 20, 2009
Does What We Call Them Make A Difference?
April 13, 2009
From the Bottom Up
April 6, 2009
The Voice of the People
March 30, 2009
Is America Willing to do What's Necessary?
March 23, 2009
GAYS SERVING OPENLY IN THE MILITARY
Why It Doesn't Threaten the Institution
March 16, 2009
Speed-bumps on the Road to Progress
March 9, 2009
And Casting Out the Vietnam Demon
March 2, 2009
Chapter Six
February 23, 2009
the militarization of us foreign policy
"It Really Is in Our DNA"
February 16, 2009
Obama's Foreign Policy Chess Games Begin
February 9, 2009
BLAGO, CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS, AND BARACK
Audacity in Action
February 2, 2009
CHANGING THE RULES IN THE WAR ON TERROR
Living Up to American Values
January 26, 2009
THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
"Once More into the Breach"
January 19, 2009
January 12, 2009
January 5, 2009
2008
2008 - A YEAR OF INCREDIBLE EVENTS
December 22, 2008
December 15, 2008
December 8, 2008
December 1, 2008
November 24, 2008
November 17, 2008
Obama's legion of political appointees
November 10, 2008
November 3, 2008
October 27, 2008
which polls should you believe?
October 20, 2008
October 13, 2008
keep your seatbelts fastened until the election comes to a complete stop
October 6, 2008
September 29, 2008
September 22, 2008
"KISS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOODBYE"
September 15, 2008
THE THREAT AND PROMISE OF SARAH PALIN
September 8, 2008
September 1, 2008
CONTROVERSY TARNISHES CHINA'S TRIUMPH
August 25, 2008
August 18, 2008
August 11, 2008
The PENTAGON'S NEW NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
August 4, 2008
The Beijing Olympic security games
July 28, 2008
July 21, 2008
July 14, 2008
Open season on john MCCAIN'S MILITARY SERVICE
July 7, 2008
THE ALL-VOLUNTEER MILITARY AT 35
June 30, 2008
June 23, 2008
June 16, 2008
June 9,, 2008
June 2, 2008
May 26, 2008
May 19, 2008
May 12, 2008
BARACK OBAMA, JEREMIAH WRIGHT, AND THE RACE CARD
May 5, 2008
April 28, 2008
pope Benedict and jimmy carter
April 21, 2008
April 14,, 2008
March 31, 2008
March 22, 2008
March 17, 2008
March 10, 2008
March 3, 2008
The Future OF US-TAIWAN RELATIONS
February 25, 2008
February 18, 2008
American presidents' military service and the 2008 election
February 11, 2008
THE RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY: AVOIDING THE BANANA PEEL
February 4, 2008
IRAQ, JOHN MCCAIN, AND THE 2008 ELECTION
January 28, 2008
January 21, 2008
IRAN'S PROVOCATION IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
January 14, 2008
January 8, 2008
January 1, 2008
2007
" . . . ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN."
December 24, 2007
December 17, 2007
December 10, 2007
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
December 3, 2007
THE WORLD'S WORST IMPERIAL POWER
November 26, 2007
November 19, 2007
November 12, 2007
FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS AND IRAQ
November 5, 2007
October 28, 2007
Plunging headlong into the eighteenth century
October 22, 2007
October 15, 2007
THE COMPANY OF GREAT AMERICANS
September 30, 2007
TEN RULES FOR SUCCESS IN THE Washington, dc, interagency ARENA
September 15, 2007
August 30, 2007
August 15, 2007
July 30, 2007
July 15, 2007
June 30, 2007
June 15, 2007
journey to an unknown destination
May 28, 2007
May 15, 2007
April 30, 2007
THE THIN LINE BETWEEN FAME AND INFAMY
April 15, 2007
ELIZABETH EDWARDS AND TONY SNOW
March 30, 2007
March 15, 2007
February 15, 2007
January 15, 2007
2006
December 30, 2006
A FEW THINGS AMERICANS SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
November 30, 2006
mobile phone ads, the next political advantage?
November 15, 2006
this veterans day WATCH a good movie about the Us military with friends and family
October 30, 2006
October 15, 2006
September 30, 2006
September 20, 2006
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
September 5, 2006
GLOBAL WARMING AND COMMON SENSE
August 25, 2006
PRIVACY IN 21ST CENTURY AMERICA
August 14, 2006
August 5, 2006
MOTHER TERESA, MUMTAZ MAHAL, AND A WOMAN IN A SARI
July 24, 2006
ELVIS HAS NOT YET LEFT THE BUILDING
July 3, 2006
June 26, 2006
THE MOST POPULAR GAME IN THE WORLD: EXCEPT IN THE U.S.
June 16, 2006
UNDERSTANDING AMERICA: TWO WARS 100 YEARS APART
June 10, 2006
May 29, 2006
you can never go back--most of the time
May 20, 2006
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE AND A SPEECH
May 10, 2006
"I'm To Appreciate The Situation"
May 1, 2006
April 15, 2006
April 1, 2006
March 15, 2006
A Turbulent And Dangerous World
March 1, 2006
How Do You Feel About Your Own Accomplishments?
February 15, 2006
