International Political Will

All too frequently, the media sensationalizes non-stories as they attempt to whip up anti-Islamic fervor in the name of ratings.  FOX News ran a story headline Sunday: “Islamic Law’s Influence in America a Growing Concern.”
What exactly is the concern?  Apparently, some taxi drivers in the U.S. decided not to carry passengers with alcohol, a university [...]

I’m still tentatively problamistic about President Obama – not optimistic, not pessimistic - just assuming the most probable outcome. I won’t say I’ve become disillusioned yet, but Obama is definitely not bringing the kind of change we voted for, especially when it comes to foreign policy.
Obama’s policy on Iraq is virtually identical to what Bush’s [...]

Why aren’t we bombing Mexico with unmanned Predator drones?
If the Obama administration truly believes that dropping bombs from remote-controlled aircraft onto villages on the Afghan-Pakistani border is a good idea to combat the Taliban, why not do the same to fight the drug cartels in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez?
It seems that Mexico - where the [...]

There is a joke that circulates among ex-pat teachers of English in Japan (though Japanese never found it funny):
On the Titanic, moments before it sank, there were special announcements.
“Attention all British citizens. Women and children first. It’s the gentlemanly thing to do.” And all the British men replied with “here, here,” and “I say, cheerio, [...]