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Retired Foreign Service Officer and past Manager of Political and Military Affairs at the US Department of State. For a brief time an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Denver and the University of Washington at Seattle. A graduate of the National War College and a Phd from the University of Southern California.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 A Review of Bill Maher's Book "The NEW new Rules" (10 comments)
This is a review of Bill Maher's book "The NEW new rules," with the reviewer's interpretation and commentary of the book.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 The Racial Ways of Barack Obama
A review of the Book: "The Persistence of the Color Line, by Randall Kennedy. A chapter-by chapter summary of the book is given followed by a brief analysis. The upshot is that Barack Obama is constantly using the race card against blacks.
Monday, June 20, 2011 Welcome to Kingdom Palin, the land of no accountability (3 comments)
A Book review of Geoffrey Dunn's book "The Lies of Sarah Palin." This excellent book takes the reader back to Alaska where those who elected her give an after-the-fact assessment of her. It is not a pretty picture. The author's narrative has a logic to it that reveals not just the facts, but also some of the reasons why Ms. Palin is the way she is.An excellent (5 star) read.
Monday, May 23, 2011 Will Barack Obama Lose the 2012 Election? (5 comments)
Commentary on President Obama's non-strategy for retaining strong black support in the run up to the 2012 presidential election cycle, with suggestions as to how Republicans might be able to exploit this weakness.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Dysfunctional Inner City Schools is What Happens When America defaults on promises it makes to itself
A review of the Book "The Bee Eater" by Richard Whitmire. The book features DC's recently fired "Rock Star" Superintendent of Schools, Michelle Rhee. The review includes the reviewer's commentary and thoughts about why the current dismal situation exists in the U.S. inner city public schools.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 America can run from its racist past but it can't hide (2 comments)
A review of Daniel Rasmussen's book: American Uprising with commentaries. The book is about the political uprising among New Orlean slaves in 1811.Rasmussen recreates the explosive three days hour-by-hour in same vein as was done in "Killer Angels." It is a tour de force.
Saturday, July 24, 2010 Review of the Book "A Presidency in Peril" (1 comments)
Review of the book "A Presidency in Peril" with added commentary on Obama's presidency so far.
Friday, February 26, 2010 Comparing Obama to Disraeli (1 comments)
A review of Andre Maurois' book "Disraeli" using it as a basis for comparing Benjamin Disraeli and Barack Obama
Friday, January 22, 2010 Changing the Name and the purpose of the King Holiday (2 comments)
This opinion piece offers a proposal for changing both the name and the purpose of Dr. King's Holiday to impute new meaning into it, rather than having it remain as a door mat for racists to pat themselves on the back for.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Book Review of "The Arc of Justice" by Kevin Boyle
This is a review of Kevin Boyle's brilliant book about justice in 1925 Detroit called "The Arc of Justice"
[Calhoun concludes with his opinion, "racial justice in America still boils down to little more than how to respond to the primal forces that lie in ... the still very much twisted racial American society, a society that is completely responsible for the "black man's existential dilemma."]
Thursday, November 20, 2008 The Meaning of Barack Obama to America's Race Problem (3 comments)
An essay on the meaning of Obama's election on America's race problem with a warning that it means trouble for Obama as well as for the country if rising expectations are not met and exceeded.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 A Re-Review of W.E.B. Du Bois' Souls of Black Folks (1 comments)
These essays, actually sketches and ruminations of DuBois', remain an enduring backdrop for the picture in which race in America is framed. At the end of each decade, they seem to continue emitting new pregnant meanings. It is worthwhile to review the book as well as those meanings.
Thursday, July 17, 2008 Flip-flopping on Obama (4 comments)
Commentary on Obama's move to the Center and his trashing of black people (Black men in particular) in doing so.
Friday, May 23, 2008 Did Slavery Ever Really End in the U.S.? (13 comments)
An essay on the meaning and long-term effects of slavery on U.S. society and humanity. This essay makes the clam that the psychological structure of slavery as well as its sensibilities remain very much intact because they were never completely dismantled.
Thursday, February 14, 2008 A Review of Shelby Steele's: A Bound Man
The final version of a review of Shelby Steele's book: A Bound Man, which is about Senator Barack Obama's chances for wining his quest for the presidency of the U.S.
