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 Political Analysis
Timely
Articles
Can
the Economic Stimulus Plan Succeed?
Political bias, incomplete data
and controversial statistics mar the evaluation of the Economic
Stimulus Plan.
Government Debt and
Resolving the Economic Crisis
Before
opposing the present administration's aggressive policies, free
marketers should be providing answers to basic questions.
The
Tragic U.S. Policies in Iraq and Afghanistan
President Obama can make decisions on troop efforts in Iraq and
Afghanistan by referring to results of past military adventures.
The
National Pension Plan
Social
security history indicates that only a National Pension Plan
can provide a suitable and secure financial ararngement for retirees
and SS already has the framework for a National Pension Plan.
Can
the Obama Plan Revive the U.S. Economy?
Does the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Plan address long term recovery of
United States industry?
The
Challenge of the New Statism
Liberal democracies
experience financial shocks and react, but not as free market
advocates expect.
The
Socialization of America
Only changes in
life style and a return to social awareness can re-vitalize a
failing America.
War
Cometh Before a Fall
War has economic
roots; no matter how it appears.
United
States Secret Love for Iran
The severe negative
qualities of the Iranian regime fit well into U.S. foreign policy
arguments.
Still
of Interest
The
Politics of Dismemberment
Dismemberment as
a political tactic used against an entire nation.
Mutual
Destruction
U.S., Israel and
Iran form an unholy trinity of desperation, leading to mutual
destruction.
Empowering
Terrorism
America's strategy
for defeating terrorism has built-in faults.
Pre-emptive
Strike Strategy
President Bush wants
to be remembered as the president who saved America from its
enemies.
The
Challenge of Empire
U.S.
War on Terrorism is slowly evolving into a Clash of Civilizations.
The
Politics of Patriotism
Blind
patriotism prevents fruitful policy debates and can direct the
nation into difficulties.
Timeless
Articles
Failures
of U.S. Foreign Policy
2009
update of earlier article
U.S.
foreign policy rarely accomplished objectives and has been counterproductive.
The
Politics of Starvation
An Updated Survey
Powerful
can't always use military might to suppress adversaries. Economic
warfare can silently crush without firing a shot.
 Domestic Policy
Timely
Articles
Health
is a Socio-Economic Problem
Recent
debates on health plans have omitted a vital aspect of the discussion
- health is a socio-economic problem.
A
Tale of Two Stimuli
After
scrambling to halt the economic downturns, the international
community evaluates the effectiveness of stimulus plans
The Economic
Crisis
Part
1- Does correct thinking drive the recovery?
Part 2- New thoughts
to the incomplete analyses
Part 3- Towards a
Solution
Still of
Interest
Stimulating
a US Bankruptcy
Paulson's contradictory
plans were doomed to either provoke a depression or bankrupt
the US treasury.
Economic
Predictions
The obvious direction
of the U.S. economy could have been predicted by reference to
a few graphed statistics.
Trade
Balance and the Limits of Paulson Plan
Preventing banking
system nationalization but not economic collapse.
Beyond
Bailout
On Jan.1, 2009,
Alternative insight predicted the U.S. government will purchase
GM and temporarily nationalize the auto company.
The
Great Bailout
Secretary Paulson's
plan to prevent collapse of the financial system prompted immediate
and unanswered questions.
Tulips
of Stone
Global Debt Saturation
- A Human Reckoning
by Nigel H Maund
A prediction
that the world's greatest residential property bubble, is starting
to come apart in the US.
The
Immigration Wars
Immigration problem
has become a war of classes and words rather than an effort to
resolve a problem.
The
Social Security Debacle
The only Old Age
and Survivors Insurance
plan that will work
is a National Pension plan.
Battle for the
Minds
Part
I - The Religious Politic
Religious extremes
that indoctrinate adherents to political beliefs have provoked
the New Atheists.
Part
I I - The New Atheists
New Atheists regard
organized religion as a threat to world peace and to the health
of planet Earth.
Timeless Articles
Reparations
for Afro-Americans
The
road to reparations for African Americans remains a difficult
path.
Social
Security or Other Problem?
Problems for the
Social Security system portend serious problems for the socio-economic
system.
 Media Analysis
Timeless
Articles
The Legacy
of Tiananmen
Part
I-Tiananmen Diary
The mis-reports
of Harrison Salisbury's "Tiananmen Diary."
Part
II-Gate Of Heavenly Peace
A PBS video gives
a more credible account of the Tiananmen events.
Tiananmen
Square Confrontation
Eye witnesses contradict
media reports on the Tiananmen incidents.
Hate in America
The
Agendas of Hate
Hate
is a strategy for domination.
The
New Agendas of Hate
The
newest agendas are involving Americans in hate filled polemics.
The Search for
Freedom
Escape
From Freedom
A
review of Eric Fromm's psychological analysis of freedom.
One
Dimensional Man
Marcuse's examination
of the controls that reduce the dimensions of individuals in
an industrial state
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Foreign
Policy
Timely
Articles
Haiti's
Real Tragedy
U.S. directed policies
have not turned out well for the Haitian people. Which brings
us to the aftermath of the earthquake.
Harsh
Reality of Middle East Conflict
Is it preferable
to have two states living side by side or have one state that
includes Jews and Palestinians without prejudice and with equal
rights for all?
Origins
of the Soviet/Afghan War
Soviet
archives reveal decisions that led to the Soviet/Afghan War.
New
Statism-Rise of Corporate States
The world has witnessed
an expansion of statism with trappings of free market economics.
The
Course of History
A return to the
natural course of history might resolve the Middle East Crisis.
Reconciliation
of Sunni and Sh'ia
Instead of inciting
division and hatred, and juggling Middle East lives to favor
their own interests, shouldn't western agencies and governments
encourage an Arabian and Iranian reconciliation?
Still
of Interest
Fundamentalist
Move to War
Extremist fundamentalist
groups might use a battle with Iran for the start of a fundamentalist
war.
Coming
Battle - Iraq's Kurdish Region
Political pundits
predict extension of the Iraq violence to its peaceful Kurdish
provinces.
From
Conflagration to Disputation
Bosnia, Kosovo,
Iraq. Three Moments of Truth challenged U.S. foreign policies
The
Non-Clash of Civilizations
Samuel P. Huntington's
The Clash of Civilizations, has been misused by those
who desire the collapse of the Arab world and domination of its
resources.
The
Painful Future of Iraq
A 2005 prediciton -No
arrangement can change an Iraqi past that conditioned ethnic
groups towards different agendas and shaped futures with different
expectations.
Misrepresentation
of Arab World
Simplified
rhetoric that describes the Arab world neglects geographical,
historical and cultural factors that brought it to its present
position.
War
On Iraq
A
series of earlier reports examined the Iraq war.
Origins
of the Korean War
Soviet
archives reveal decisions that led to the Korean War
China Articles
A
Tale of Two Stimuli
After scrambling
to halt the economic downturns, the stimulus plans deserve evaluation.
Still
of Interest
China
Rises
Does a rising China
signify the end of American dominance?
China
Rises and Rises
China's economy,
and not George Bush's tax cuts, fueled the American economy.
Mid-
East Conflict Articles
The
1948 Recognition of Israel
The 60th anniversary
of the state of Israel prompted reviews of the post World War
II declaration.
The
Self-Destruction of Israel
Israel's strongest
supporters are bringing it to destruction.
Vanquishing
the Palestinians
Israel's
policies expose intentions to vanquish the Palestinian
people.
The
Israel Separation Barrier
Israel's "Separation
Barrier" places Palestinian populations into enclaves.
Israel's
Faltering Approach to Peace
Israel's strategy
for obtaining "security" has brought it expansion and
endless conflict.
A Trajectory
to Catastrophe
A
three-part article examines the careless policies that framed
the Mid-East catastrophe.
Part
1-Fate of the Palestinians
Part
II-Fate of the Israeli Nation
Part
III-Escape from Entrapment
Jerusalem
A
3-part report describes realities of Jerusalem.
Part
I: Brief History of Jerusalem
Part
II: Heritage Perspectives
Part
III: The Hidden Agendas
Political Options for Jerusalem's Future
Israel's strategy
for complicating the peace process is to delay discussions of
Jerusalem’s future.
Jerusalem
and the Peace Process
Rhetoric,
rather than history and archaeology, define peace initiatives
Timeless Articles
Israel's
Actions
Critical
evaluation of Israel's actions.
Part
I-From Partition to War
Part
II-War to Democratic Compromises
Failures of U.S. Foreign Policy
2009
update of earlier article
U.S.
foreign policy rarely accomplished objectives and has been counterproductive.
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