Tag: president obama
Jan. 13, 2017
Obama: The farewell address you won’t hear
What comes with a new administration is an inaugural speech and a State of the Union address. Relieved of the baggage of campaign promises, the…
Jan. 13, 2017
A two-state solution for Israel
On December 23, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. For the first time…
Jan. 13, 2017
A dream of equality
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, Aug. 28, 1963, at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which, even 50…
Feb. 27, 2015
Barack Obama: The Tin Man President
From time to time, I have pondered the fortunes of the Republican Party, buried deeper than King Tut seven years ago by George W. Bush…
Jan. 30, 2015
The Bush monarchy continues
There aren’t many things I agree with Antonin Scalia about, and even fewer with Clarence Thomas. But the Supreme Court justices’ refusal to attend the…
Jan. 9, 2015
War in Afghanistan reaches its end, or has it?
Officially, the war in Afghanistan that began on Oct. 7, 2001 has ended. In a secret ceremony last month — secret because of fear of…
Oct. 5, 2012
Students urged to vote
Michael Blake, who works in the White House’s Office of Public Engagement, spoke to local government officials, small business leaders and journalists Sept. 28 during…