In 2002 I was giving some lectures on American Public Administration at four universities in Beijing. I wasn’t convinced that American style PA was transportable to China; there, and…
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What has come to be called the “culture war” in America probably had its origins in World War II. The Depression was over, the evil Axis (the old one)…
The point of all this torturing that Torquemada Cheney and his acolyte Little Georgie are so passionate about is supposed to be that the “intelligence” rendered from it will be…
Every Veteran’s Day we are supposed to honor the men and women who fought and died for this country in past wars. It is natural to think of people…
Like Whigs and Tories, No-Nothings and Free Silverites and other anachronisms it’s time for some more up-to-date and accurate rubrics for our political parties. I have a proposal, but, first,…
The table to the left, based on a survey of Transparency International, is admittedly based on the subjective ratings of country experts and international businessmen. Even so, this writer,…
Somewhat maniacally trying to atone for his lassitude while Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf coast some weeks ago, asleep-at-the-switch George Bush has now made his eighth (and counting) visit to…
Anybody who confronts this Administration or Rumsfeld or the Pentagon with a true assessment, they find themselves either out of a job, out of their positions, fired, relieved or chastised.…
That great terror that just couldn’t seem to energize the Democrats enough, couldn’t cure John Kerry of his temporizing, or get the gays and lesbians to hold off a few…
(Paraphrase) “You know, sometimes when people get freedom they do crazy things with it.”Donald Rumsfeld at press briefing after the looting and anarchy in the capture of Baghdad …