News reports are starting to come in that former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor will likely receive what amounts to a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Taylor is the first head of state since the post-World War II Nuremberg trials to be convicted by an international court.
While I am no fan of [...]
According to The Hill newspaper “House lawmakers will consider an international proposal next week to give the United Nations more control over the Internet.” Study? How about, dead on arrival. We’re not interested. This is example of a mindset that needs to change on Capitol Hill and why certain GOP voters have grown [...]
For folks who follow U.S. policy toward the Americas, this week we learned of a White House personnel change related and the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Dan Restrepo was leaving and would be replaced by Mr. Ricardo Zuñiga, a career foreign service officer.
The National Security Council staff includes individuals who cover different parts of the [...]
Watching the European economic situation unfold the past few months makes me wonder if Cold War-era aliens have taken over the leadership of European Parliament. Did these folks learn anything over the course of those close to fifty years that state intervention and regulation of national economies is a sure way to destroy freedom?
Talking [...]
I was recently asked by a practicing lawyer friend why I talk national and international politics with clients, “Isn’t it bad for business?”. To which I responded, it’s a political town, I enjoy it, understand it, and most of my clients do as well.
It is not something I recommend to every DC lawyer, but, [...]
At our local car service station in Arlington, Virginia, a home-made political bumper sticker that sums up the sentiments of many in these parts. The homemade component of it is appropriate for these tough economic times:
