The United States has a storied history in land wars: it has met success in World Wars One and Two on land in Europe, fought to stalemate against the Chinese in Korea, and was defeated by irregular forces (and domestic unrest) in Vietnam. This history of U.S. involvement in land wars could confuse exactly what [...]

This was reported in the NY Times today: “A majority of the people polled, 57 percent, said the federal government should determine the laws addressing illegal immigration. But 51 percent said the Arizona law was “about right” in its approach to the problem. Thirty-six percent said it went too far and 9 percent said it [...]

I was reading the most recent issue of The Economist yesterday and came across an article I had to blog about. The article is called “African Moonshine: Kill me quick” and discusses the state of alcoholism and alcohol consumption in Kenya, but also Africa in general. This is what they said: “The equivalent of $1 [...]

Louisiana seems to be headed for disaster…again. An underwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is spilling out uncontrollably and a massive cloud of oil is moving for the Louisiana coastline. If you didn’t have satellite photos showing a black spot in the ocean you would think everyone was talking about a new hurricane: [...]

When the going gets tough in international politics, it becomes clear exactly who the great powers are and which relationships are the most important to a country. In the wake of a North Korea human torpedo attack on the South Korean Corvette Cheonan, the South Korean government met with China. That is, China, as in [...]