Articles by Robert Zaller
Jan. 20, 2012
Exiting Iraq: But is the war over?
Robert Zaller Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addressed a small gathering of marines, standing in front of a wall that looked as though it…
Jan. 13, 2012
Vital time for occupy movement
Robert Zaller The Occupy Wall Street movement is now almost four months old. It began with the spontaneous occupation of Zuccotti Park, a private…
Nov. 18, 2011
The President, cops gone wild
Robert Zaller The police crackdowns on the Occupy Wall Street movement have thrown a glaring new spotlight on a law enforcement system that seems…
Oct. 21, 2011
Obama’s shell game destroys the middle class
Robert Zaller A lot of people have wondered why President Barack Obama chose to expend political capital in his first year in office by…
Oct. 14, 2011
The annual Liberty Medal honors another villain
Robert Zaller Like the Eagles in the playoffs, the Liberty Medal is one of Philadelphia’s annual rites of shame. The city could sure use…
Sep. 23, 2011
The tragedy visited on ourselves
Robert Zaller. The 10th anniversary observances for 9/11 are now over, thankfully. The images of that day are as painful as ever. But the thought…
Jul. 1, 2011
Crunch time: The Libyan fiasco
Robert Zaller May 20 was a significant date, although it may have passed you by. That was the 60th day of Operation Fiasco, our war…
May. 20, 2011
Honoris causa: no honor, all cause
Robert Zaller I have always been mildly puzzled by the institution of the honorary degree. Prizes in general I think are a dubious commodity, but…
May. 6, 2011
Osama’s dead; our war continues
Robert Zaller Like almost everyone else in America after 9/11, I hoped to see Osama bin Laden brought to justice. Although like some, at least,…
Apr. 22, 2011
Baseball still in the steroid era
The good news of the week is that you can buy a discounted Manny Ramirez t-shirt for as little as $10. I haven’t checked out…