Europe Goes Right June 10, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The European parliamentary elections have dealt a devastating blow to the left. Even if many of the victorious right-wing parties have been responding […]
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A year ago, a friend woke me up from an 18 year sleep. We began to talk about bad drinking experiences and I told her a little about my experience […]
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Obama Versus Osama June 5, 2009Ivan Eland Fearing a new, more formidable opponent than the often buffoonish and macho cowboy George W. Bush, the two leaders of al Qaeda have tag […]
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Nanny State Runs Amok With City’s Cigarette Tax June 3, 2009William F. Shughart II “He’ll tax the pennies on your eyes,” sang the Beatles about the intrusive tax man. Now the […]
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Showdown In Caracas June 3, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa CARACAS, Venezuela—A group of foreign writers, academics and politicians was invited here to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cedice, a Venezuelan think tank […]
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lj-tags: tweets 17:04 has posted a blog entry on “ABA Announces New NASDAQ Community Bank Index Members” – htxt.it/sV4z # 18:03 @thecurvature No – I do not see a quote […]
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Cara of The Curvature on University of the Pacific Says Date Rape is Not Rape: I want to point out is not why this man is an asshole, or why […]
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For several years I worked at America's Community Bankers in the Government Relations department. Aside from the daily work assisting the EVP, I was assigned project management responsibilties for several annual […]
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict—Why the U.S. Should Care Less June 1, 2009Ivan Eland Hillary Clinton’s blunt public statement that President Obama “wants to see a stop to settlements—not some settlements, not outposts, […]
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May 31, 2009 Secretary Janet NapolitanoDepartment of Homeland SecurityU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityWashington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Napolitano, We the undersigned privacy, consumer rights, religious, and civil rights organizations are […]
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