This marks the first of a series of articles analyzing President Obama’s foreign policy initiatives since the beginning of his administration. President Obama finds himself at a pivotal time in American history: The U.S. is embattled in a global “War on Terror,” which includes two very important ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Overall relations [...]

Rating: 6 Out Of 10 PhilosoGuys The Coen Brothers are master film makers. Making even just one film as good as Fargo, The Big Lebowski or No Country For Old Men would reserve a place of honor for any filmmaker. it just so happens that the Coen Brothers made all three… A Serious Man is [...]

I was reading a recent CNN article in which two CNN correspondents called for the slashing of the Defense Budget in the same way that other areas of the budget are being trimmed down. Their logic is that if any area of the budget is being frozen then each area should be frozen. Furthermore, they [...]

Much is being made of Europe in foreign policy circle these days. For one, the European Union’s economy is now larger than the United States’ economy. Its collective population is also larger than that of the United States. While these are important facts, the assumption that these numbers are indicators of European ascendency is naive. [...]

The news has been filled recently with the planned retirements of a large number of politicians in Washington. To be exact, there is a total of 13 open seats for the Democrats (these seats include big names, like Patrick Kennedy and Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii). On the other side of the aisle, there are now [...]