Politics
Playing Politics with Congress
House Speaker John Boehner, coming off Republican triumphs in the recent election, is carrying on as if he were president.
World
Politics
Why So Little Action on Climate Change? (Part 2)
Last week I listed the three major forces involved in why so little action is taking place around the impending cataclysm generated by climate change and global warming: (1) The scientists who are involved in value-free research, (2) environmentalists who are increasingly aware of the problem, and (3) politicians who realize the negative economic consequences of limiting the use of fossil fuels.
Politics
Why So Little Action on Climate Change?
Anyone who follows these columns knows that climate change is at the top of my agenda.
World
The More the World Changes
California and Jerry Brown are planning for a high-speed rail connecting Los Angeles with San Francisco one day and future connections to San Diego and Sacramento.
Politics
Does Media Coverage Thicken the Fog of War?
“War,” said Martha Gelhorn, “happens to people, one by one.
