Who's afraid of Barack Obama?
While no longer accepting any special responsibility on the world stage, Obama pretends that we are all citizens together. Like Hamlet the President soliloquises; he does not act
- 8 October 2013
The continuing Kennedy legacy in US politics
Time and again it can be seen that candidates who successfully play the Kennedy card in elections, even if it is only superficially, tend to benefit
- 28 November 2012
Race and the Republican Party
The stereotyping of the Republican Party in terms of race is a myth that must be addressed for its own sake and for the unity of the nation
- 31 October 2012
When America dreamed
Make no mistake – the world needs American leadership. Besides, Americans need to dream again
- 12 September 2012
The closing of the New Frontier: Obama and the death of the American space programme
“Without vision the people perish.” It is such vision that America, its people and its space programme require today from its President
- 18 April 2012
Newt plummets: The Republicans may have just dodged a bullet
The familiar sight of Gingrich’s numbers collapsing should be welcomed by the GOP; they’ve dodged a bullet
- 21 December 2011
Goodbye to NASA’s Apollo Era
The new generation of youth in the United States will not miss the government space program. The age of Apollo is over.
- 21 July 2011
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