I had planned to blog on the subject topic last month in honor of Women’s History Month but fell behind in my planned schedule because of travel and focus on other issues. In December I participated in a Department of Defense sponsored Bloggers Roundtable on the role of Female Engagement Teams in Afghanistan; and in […]
Guest blogger Jackie Miller looks back at the highlights from the Obama administration’s 2010 nuclear spring, including the Nuclear Security Summit and the singing of New START.
I’ve fallen a little behind in my Middle East series. Though now a little out-of-date, this is the Syria post. I was there in the middle of February, so this will give you an excellent idea of how quickly things have changed there. Then, things were quiet. Now, things are spiraling out of control. Assad […]
Before discussing globalization’s effect on India and how social entrepreneurs are making a difference, I would like to clarify a few terms. For the most part, when globalization is discussed, I mean economic globalization. To simplify a complex idea, it refers to the world becoming smaller – figuratively speaking – and more inter-connected. Some have […]
I wrote a review of a book called Peace: A World History, by Antony Adolf, for The Mantle. Check it out here. While I had some problems with the book, as you’ll read in the review, I still think it’s worth a read. Here’s the first paragraph of my take: As implied by the title […]
Here is something timely for you: a CNN special report on chocolate and where it comes from. It’s very interesting. Let me know what you think! http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/06/the-dark-side-of-chocolate/?hpt=C2 From CNN’s website: “CNN’s Richard Quest talks to filmmaker U. Roberto Romano, whose documentary “The Dark Side of Chocolate” investigates child labor and cocoa fields in the Ivory […]
Globalization has had a profound effect on the world over the course of the past three decades. We are experiencing a technological revolution; it’s far from over. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina began saying in 2004 that we were “at the end of the beginning” of the information age and that the last 25 years […]
One of the many hats I wear is that of co-founder of an informal group of arms control and non-pro types, generously funded by the AAAS, who meet periodically to hear from experts in the field about topics of interest to the community. On the heels of a speech made by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon […]
A funky little site called “Motherboard” recently posted an interview with a guy named John Coster-Mullen. Apparently, Mr. Coster-Mullen, a former truck driver with no college education taught himself how to reverse-engineer the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. With jaw-dropping accuracy. So much so that Dr. Robert Norris, the highly regarded nuclear weapons […]
As I write this blog, if Congress cannot agree on a budget in a few hours the U.S. government will be forced to shutdown. Thought I’d weigh in on what this will mean to the 1.6 men and woman currently serving on active duty. As someone who was on active duty in the military the […]
Eric Holder’s announcement earlier this week that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and several other 9/11 plotters will be tried in military tribunals represents another step in Obama’s ‘close Guantanamo’ saga. The saga began in Obama’s first week as president, when he signed the infamous Close Guantanamo executive order (you can read the executive order here). […]
UN Security Council Resolution 1973 (which you can download here) authorizes a no-fly zone in Libya, as well as some other things. The scope of those other things, though, is the source of much contention. The no-fly zone, as far as I can tell, is pretty straight forward. Paragraph 8 authorizes member states “to take […]
Thank you, friends, for taking the time to read this blog on ethics and economics. We live in interesting and uncertain times. So many issues vie for our attention, especially for those who have the heart to change the world. Do we save the rainforest? Do we lobby for pro-life legislation? Pro-choice reinforcements? Should we […]
Been off the blogosphere for a few days. In Alabama helping my Mom celebrate her 84th birthday. On my little net notebook and still haven’t figured out how to do spell check on it so sorry for any typos. Thursday was a particularly significant day for the Libya crisis. NATO announced it had taken over […]
Kudos to the NYT, at least this time, for profiling David Brenner at my alma mater, Columbia University, who is trying to spread accurate information about radiation in the context of Fukushima. I commend this piece to all. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/science/earth/29brenner.html?src=recg