Hillary and The Hollowness of Irish America
Print. October 12th, 2009Hillary Clinton will not, after all, be the White House’s special envoy to Northern Ireland.
Obama’s Style and Substance
Print. October 12th, 2009Obama has moved fast to resuscitate the old, nobler vision of America.
If only both sides could lose
Print. September 20th, 2006We should spend less time practicing ‘tolerance’ of some religions and more time questioning all of them.
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The Case For Obama’s Nobel Prize
Print. January 6th, 2010The committee has a tradition of selecting winners as much as an act of encouragement towards their goal as a celebration of the miles already travelled.
Nick Hornby book review (WSJ)
Print. January 6th, 2010“Juliet, Naked” is a rich and perceptive novel, with a keen sense of the lives led by the trio at its core.
Going Rogue book review (SBP)
Print. January 6th, 2010It should, in theory, be possible to separate out one’s opinion of a book from one’s opinion of its author. But, in Sarah Palin’s case, it is hard to maintain the wall of separation.
Part of the issue is Palin herself. She has a good claim to the title of America’s most divisive politician. After all, [...]
Oops, Did She Do It Again?
Print. January 6th, 2010Remember Hillary Clinton’s infamous gaffe about gunfire in Bosnia? Now, questions are emerging about the accuracy of her remarks during a trip to Northern Ireland this week.
The Future: Will America Decline or Prosper?
Print. January 6th, 2010Does it lie within the power of Obama — or any president — to pull the United States back onto an upward trajectory? Or will his political epitaph ultimately be a tragic one: that he was the right man, but that he arrived too late upon the stage?