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August 23, 2010

Asia
Obama and Asia, with Apologies

Several months ago, after writing an article complaining about the Obama administration’s lack of a coherent Asia policy, I got a fair amount of angry responses, pointing out the ways in which the …

A man walks past a picture of U.S. President Obama outside the U.S. embassy in Beijing

February 21, 2011

TWE Celebrates Presidents’ Day Because It Is the Day of Presidents

President George W. Bush meets with former Presidents and President-elect Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 2009. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters) Being president o…

 U.S. President George W. Bush meets with former Presidents and President-elect Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 2009.

March 4, 2011

Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012: Hello Newt Gingrich, GOP Presidential Candidate?

Newt Gingrich addresses the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. (Larry Downing/courtesy Reuters) Someone had to go first. So Newt Gingrich did. While the other major …

Newt Gingrich addresses the 38th annual CPAC meeting in Washington

April 8, 2011

Defense and Security
The Justice Department Defends President Obama on Libya

The American flag flies next to a statue of the scales of justice at the U.S. Court House in Alexandria, VA. (Win McNamee/courtesy Reuters) The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released …

The American flag flies next to a statue of the scales of justice at the U.S. Court House in Alexandria, VA.

May 9, 2011

Egypt
Egypt: Corruption and the Presidency

Much has been written about the effort to find bank accounts and other property belonging to the Mubarak family and to others who were powerful figures in the Mubarak regime. Whether that effort has …