Foreign Policy and the 2012 Presidential Election

In a little over six months, voters in both major American political parties will begin the official process of selecting their respective presidential nominees.  Of course, the race for the White House in 2012 unofficially began on 5 November 2008 (the day after Barack Obama won his first term) and really picked up steam after [...]

Lessons for Late Baby Boomers

I’m eight months older than President Barack Obama, so we fall into the same generation.  Of course, the similarities end there, including his ascent to a slightly higher administrative level than I will ever reach.  Still, we share some things in common because we gained an awareness of the world around the same time, in [...]

Legacies of Drift

Over the past several months, the United States has confronted continually the problems of the Horn of Africa in the form of Somali pirates, political instability, and the rising threat of Al-Qaida.  Daring rescues, supportive resolutions, and assassinations of terrorist leaders have formed the major part of the U.S. response.  Although these decisive actions emerged [...]