Women

The November/December issue of Moment Magazine, where I practice my editorial magic, is out on newsstands. My five picks for the foreign policy crowd are: *In her first Moment column, Fania Oz-Salzberger, director of the Posen Research Forum for Political Thought at the University of Haifa (and yes, daughter of the Israeli novelist Amos Oz), […]

The people of Hong Kong have proven to be tough in pursuit of their own destiny. Now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, this former British colony was given a special status not only because of its capitalist foundation under a one-party leadership. The name reflects the combination of Hong Kong's […]

The result of the 2008 U.S. presidential election is a long delayed step towards expanding opportunities for and chances of future presidential hopefuls. Now that Obama's historic victory has taken place, one is left to wonder how much he can continue this trend towards change for a better and more unified country. Obama was an […]

It is unsurprising that Senator Barack Obama is not getting any love from Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle. She is a Republican. Lingle also happens to be the first Jewish governor of a state that has produced the nation's first black major party nominee and possibly its first black president. But don't let the fact that […]

With an estimated $2 trillion worth of foreign currency reserves and China's growing global status, one wonders whether or not this developing, Communist-led state will one day become a major saviour of the Western banking system. While the Chinese Communist Party is aware of China's potential to take more of the limelight on the global […]

Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist and recent Nobel laureate, rightly pointed to the reemergence of Keynesianism in an article praising British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for his response to the current financial crisis (the partial renationalization of banks), contrasting it to the hesitant decision making process in the United States: It's hard to avoid […]

Because guys just can't be bothered. Just kidding! Sort of. U.S. women didn't get the right to vote until 1920 and for a long time trailed male voters in participation rates. Well, ladies, times have changed, and the men need our help. According to Newsweek: Over the last 40 years, some 16 million men‚ a […]

There are many good questions that NBC's Tom Brokaw could have asked Senators Barack Obama and John McCain about Russia and Georgia during the second presidential debate. Instead, the candidates were instructed to give an up or down vote on an infamous Cold War phrase: Brokaw: This requires only a yes or a no. Ronald […]

Remember that study linking Barack Obama and actor Brad Pitt as distant cousins? By the same token, Pitt's partner Angelina Jolie was related to Hillary Clinton. I clearly remember that overly fawning interview with the ladies from The View when this critical campaign issue was addressed. The fact was used as supporting evidence to promote Obama's star-like charisma and […]

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin gets "mavericky" on the wars, global warming, Israel and Cuban food. Not as funny as the Palin/Clinton and the Couric/Palin skits but still pretty funny. My hat is off to Queen Latifah for her fabulous performance as NewsHour's Gwen Ifill.

Marie Stopes International, a major London-based family planning organization, will no longer receive condoms supplied by USAID to African governments. The move comes in an apparent retaliation by the United States for the charity's work in China with the United Nations, which is accused by the Bush administration of condoning forced abortions. As The Guardian […]

Jon Stewart is fond of saying that "war is God's way of teaching Americans about geography." I am beginning to feel the same way about Sarah Palin's selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee. How many more times are we going to have to hear that Alaska is right next to Russia? I am still […]