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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Health is a Socio-Economic Problem
The recent debates on health plans have omitted a vital aspect of the discussion - recent reports have shown that a large inequality in the distributions of wealth and income are more significant factors than either absolute poverty or low income in determining the health of deprived populations.

Thursday, July 2, 2009
A National Pension Plan
Social Security history indicates that only a National Pension Plan can provide a suitable and secure financial arrangement for retirees and SS already has the framework for a National Pension Plan.

Friday, June 5, 2009
Political Options for Jerusalem's Future
Israel's latest strategy for complicating the peace process is to delay discussions of Jerusalem's future.

Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Economic Crisis-Part 2- New thoughts to the incomplete analyses
Is the Economic Recovery Plan guided by proper dictates and complete analysis or is it subjected to falsehoods and incomplete knowledge that limit recovery?

Monday, March 2, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Bravery
Logic and analysis rather than political expediency and appeal to votes guided the California Governor's attempt to rescue his state from collapse - a model of behavior for other state governors to follow.

Friday, February 6, 2009
Can the Obama Plan Revive the U.S. Economy?
(2 comments) Is President Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan addressing auxiliary problems, significant as they may be, rather than the problem, which is long term recovery of United States industry? A lack of publicized analysis, which inexorably leads to guides of what to do and how to do it, raises doubts and questions.

Monday, January 5, 2009
Beyond Bailout
The die is cast. Isn't it preferable that General Motors be nationalized?

Monday, December 8, 2008
Predictors of US Economic Collapse
(1 comments) Reference to a few graphed statistics that charted the direction of the U.S. economy during the last years predicted its eventual collapse.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Candidates Face the Ross Perot Voters
Barack Obama must do more than capture the electorate's minds with expression of the issues. He must modify the vision the electorate has for his opponent and gain perception as the straight shooting hope for the future who empowers people. Unfortunately, a difficult chore for someone who talks sense to many who lack sensibility and talks truth to a part of the electorate that is too quick to accept distortions.

Monday, August 4, 2008
The U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
The Sunni and Shiite factions must resolve their disputes by themselves, and they can best do that with assistance from nations which each faction trusts. If Saudi Arabia and Iran cooperate in resolving the Iraq crisis, it sets the stage for resolution of other Middle East conflicts and for bridging the divide between Shiite and Sunni militancy. Success brings a revised legacy for the Bush administration.

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Saudi Power - Shaping another U.S. Foreign Policy Misadventure
The dependence of western nations on Saudi oil has made Saudi Arabia a Middle East powerhouse that is now able to shape Middle East policy and lead U.S. foreign policy down another path of confusion, counterproductive actions and eventual regret.

Sunday, April 6, 2008
Decline of the Party Power System
(5 comments) The present presidential primaries have an overlooked feature; people power is taking precedence over party power.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
The Politics of Dismemberment
(1 comments) Dismemberment is a political tactic that can involve more than individuals. Spoken of as "partition" or "territorial and demographic adjustment," it can be used against an entire nation; just slice corpus from corpus, separate populations, separate lands, or build walls of separation. Made to seem as a means to diminish internecine conflict and provide a welcomed communal division, the breakup of nations has been a strategy.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The Making of Israel
Israel's growth from a document to a vibrant nation within 100 years is one of the more interesting phenomenon of the 20th century. Uri Avnery, founder of Gush Shalom and Michael Warschawski, founder of the Israeli-Palestinian Alternative Information Center,reveal speak of Israel's trajectory from UN resolutions that established an Israel from Palestinian lands to UN resolutions that condemn Israel for its occupation.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The New Statism
A new statism, in various prescriptions, exercises control over the political, moral, economic and social fabric of several nations and has the potential to control the destiny of the world.

Sunday, September 2, 2007
War Cometh Before a Fall
War has economic roots; no matter how it is made to appear. Call it spreading freedom, fighting terrorism or protecting citizens, the driving force for war is to gain economic advantage. If economic problems grow and the U.S standard of living declines, the U.S. government will seek its only remaining solution: War cometh before a fall.