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All items tagged US politicsGlobal Must Read ArticlesJanuary 13, 2012 | Hillary Clinton Should Run for Vice PresidentIt is time to consider that the current US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, should be on the ticket as Vice President in 2012. ++ She was the most admired woman in America for the 10th year in a row. ++ The Obama administration believes it can be reelected without her but she would both guarantee his victory and potentially increase the number of Democratic seats in Congress. ++ A possible ... MoreJanuary 11, 2011 | No Need to Put American Body Politic on CouchThe rampage in Tuscon was a tragedy that should not be exploited for political gain. ++ By all appearances, the murderer is a deranged young man. ++ Yet, the “media’s instant psychoanalysis put America’s body politic on the couch” instead of the culprit. ++ A mentally-ill man, who accuses the US government of controlling its citizens by imposing grammar rules, can hardly ... MoreJune 11, 2010 | US: Some Old-Fashioned New Blood in PoliticsThe current primary season brought a few surprises: Female and black GOP candidates stepped forth with a conservative agenda, yet looked “refreshingly unconventional.” ++ “The Obama Democrats lit the match for this voter tumult” by expanding government. ++ The conservative reaction is now in full swing, though the question remains how many of the candidates will outlast ... MoreMay 25, 2010 | Wall Street Loves Tea PartyCorporate donations to the GOP are up by 10 percentage points this year. Traditionally Democratic securities and investment firms are also giving big, as are oil and gas companies. ++ Bankers are furious over tax increases on their private earnings. ++ “For grass-roots anger is being channelled and exploited by corporate interests, which will be the big winners if the G.O.P. does well in ... MoreFebruary 24, 2010 | Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of the Pond?US Liberals tend to think the grass is always greener on the other side of the pond. ++ These intellectuals look to other countries as evidence of America’s shortcomings. ++ The problem is that these people only see what they want to see and ignore each country’s unique context. ++ “The Soviets are in the dustbin of history; Japan Inc. is in its second “lost decade”; Europe is in an ... MoreJanuary 21, 2009 | A Surprising Inauguration SpeechNow that the long-awaited inauguration of Barack Obama has been and gone, it is time to evaluate the first words of the new US president. ++ The speech appears poor in terms of language and one is surprised that “Obama the writer” would make repeated use of such clichés as “rising tides” and “nagging fears.”++ But the speech is rich in substance. ++ Indeed, ... MoreCommentsSeptember 9, 2011 | That's a fair comment, but how do you convince... |
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