During the Cold War, we managed our nuclear arsenals rather than reduced them. We treated our nukes like huge, dangerous animals. We restricted their movements but gave them ample care and feeding. Until recently, getting rid of the animals altogether was not part of the political agenda. After all, our leaders believed that these beasts were useful. They scared away the covetous neighbors.
Like Vietnam, will the Afghanistan War drive a stake through the heart of President Barack Obama’s ambitious domestic program?
Last week, I inadvertently found myself back in second grade. This is how it happened.
What we need now is a new transatlantic alliance — a transatlantic alliance from below — that can bring us to this Europe 3.0.
What the Japanese elections mean for the country’s foreign policy.
if we’re going to outsource, we should outsource to the experts. The Chinese.
When celebrities say stupid things in public or get nabbed for shoplifting, their agents shift into overdrive. The same thing happens to countries that get nailed in public for their horrendous human rights abuses.
Jimmy Carter, the saying goes, was destined to be a great former president. The jury is still out on Bill Clinton, but he certainly accomplished his mission to Pyongyang quickly and successfully.
Young people who want to receive phone calls but don’t want their teachers or parents to catch on can download high-frequency “mosquito” ringtones. After a certain age, the older set loses its ability to hear these higher frequency tones. In this way, older people literally become tone deaf to the way younger people communicate. Talk about resonant metaphors.
Our new king’s armor is starting to get tarnished.