An op-ed today in the NYT on Bush’s failure to invade Iran, by Ari Shavit misses the point. Shavit has gotten lots of praise for not hiding Israel’s flaws in his recent book, My Promised Land. However, his article just… Read More »Bush and the Iranian Nuclear Program
I don’t buy that we are planning to leave American troops in Afghanistan for ten more years because we are afraid of terrorist attacks originating there. Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden set up operations there because it was a weak… Read More »Why Stay in Afghanistan?
During the 2008 financial meltdown, JP Morgan was often portrayed as the best big bank and the one most willing to work with the government to relieve the crisis. That is probably true, although Wells Fargo seems to have been… Read More »JP Morgan and Dimon Guilty
Tom Friedman’s column in the November 13 NYT made many of the points that I worry about. I worry that the US is inclined to worry more about Israel’s security than America’s security. It’s interesting that these points are made… Read More »Tom Friedman on Israel and the US
The insider trading agreement with SAC (Steven A. Cohen’s hedge fund) shows how common insider trading is on Wall Street. These guys are not so smart; they are crooks. The stock market is not a level playing field, and the SEC has… Read More »Insider Trading by SAC
60 Minutes’ retraction of its Benghazi report shows what a mess Benghazi was. This is months after the attack and CBS still got it wrong. So, it’s not surprising that Susan Rice might have gotten something wrong when she appeared on TV news shows… Read More »60 Minutes Benghazi Retractions
I think it is likely that the French were acting on behalf of the Israelis when they blocked an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. A newer NYT article puts some of the blame on the Iranians, which is no doubt… Read More »Israelis at Iran Negotiations
I’m disappointed that the education tax proposal, Amendment 66, did not pass yesterday. It basically means that Colorado has thrown in the towel. Coloradans have said that China won. Our kids will work for your Chinese kids when they reach… Read More »Education Failure