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Dr. Herbert L. Calhoun
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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.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 21, 2016 The Meaning of the Misdeeds of Allen Welsh Dulles
This book, "The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government," by David Talbot, is the biography of the CIA as told through a half century of misdeeds orchestrated by one man: Allen Welsh Dulles. It is a true story as well as a truly scary story, one that should make all freedom and democracy-loving people shake in their boots.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, November 12, 2021 Cruising the Trumpian Solar System
A summary Essay review of "What were we Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era, by Carlos Lozada
SHARE Thursday, May 15, 2014 A Tale of Two New York Cities
A Review of Matt Taibi's Book "The Divide," with a contextualizing summary by the reviewer.
SHARE 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.
SHARE Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Geniuses in the rye
A book review of the book: "Journey to the edge of reason: The Life of Kurt Godel, by Stephen Burdiansky
SHARE Monday, May 25, 2015 "A Road to Character:" the perfect Coda to a long Journey
This is a book review, of David Brooks' book "The Road to Character," with comments by the reviewer. The book is a sophisticated tutorial on the elements of morality needed to build strong characters.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 3, 2014 It's the Whole Barrel, not just a few Apples
An Essay/Review of Thomas Frank's book"The Wrecking Crew, that tells how our nation is being systematically dismantled by the Privatizers and what this might mean for the future of the country. It is beautifully and trenchantly written and so full of truth that it will make the hair stand on your neck.
(5 comments) SHARE Monday, May 23, 2011 Will Barack Obama Lose the 2012 Election?
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.