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Jon Stewart Gets It Wrong on Armenian Genocide Resolution
When it comes to the Armenian Genocide Resolution passed this week by the U.S. House of Respresentatives, the always-funny Jon Stewart got...
Jeff’s Running for the Senate – Look out Gordon
Jeff Merkley is running for the Senate in Oregon against incumbent Gordon Smith . I met him at a fundraiser organized by...
Meet Rand Lewis
I had an excellent meeting with Rand Lewis who is running for congress in Idaho's first district. Rand and his wife Jan...
The New Internationalists?
I didn't notice until just now, but apparently Ban-Ki Moon was invited to speak at a dinner meeting hosted by the National...
Ollie North and the Bloated Bureaucracy
Mark Goldberg and I had a funny conversation this morning about Ollie North's rant on the Law of the Sea over at...
Best Wishes Etan: ‘More Than An Athlete’
Recently, my colleague Rich Stazinksi wrote two very insightful pieces about the confluence of global issues , presidential politics and sports. Today,...
Silverberg, the U.N., and Marriage
The relationship between the United States and the U.N. has often been compared to a marriage. This October will be their 63rd...
United Nations more able to prevent genocide?
According to a Washington Post report: "More than a decade after the United Nations was criticized for failing to stop genocide in...
Fool on the Hill?
I have never testified before Congress. Many friends of mine have, and while they said it is an honor and a thrill,...
Why We Should Care About the Law of the Sea
I've had something of a one-track mind these past few months, as regular readers of this blog might have noticed. The Law...
Biden-Brownback Plan Joint Appearance
One is a Democrat running for his party's nomination for president; the other is a Republican also vying for his party's nod...