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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Egypt and Syria moving forward
After a week’s break from blogging for Chanukah/Christmas, it’s time to return to the world’s events. I hope everyone is having a great holiday. Or so it seems in the Christian world. Aside from the unresolved fiscal cliff, most economic … Continue reading
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We Die Again
This time it was children — horrifyingly young, startlingly many. But if not children, then shoppers at an Oregon mall, or Sikhs at their temple, or movie-goers, or students at a university. Every common place in American life — shopping … Continue reading
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Back to the Fiscal Cliff
You really have to wonder who is running this country. No sane person (read President Obama and White House Staff) would not understand that in a few years, rising health care costs and an aging population will devastate the federal … Continue reading
Authoritarianism returns to the Middle East
I spent the last week in Turkey, specifically in Antalya and Ankara. In Antalya, I was presenting at the Eurasian Dialogue annual Forum — a meeting of scholars and officials mainly from former Soviet states, Turkey, and a few other … Continue reading
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