Lessons from Lebanon

As with all wars, the explosive consequences of the recent Lebanese war compel evaluation in distinct ways in sub-regional, regional and global contexts. The political rhetoric may also vary. Many......

Keep Wall Street out of the retirement business

Remember the Bush Administration's push to partially privatize Social Security? The privatization advocates warned that insolvency loomed unless dramatic changes were made to the system. Social......

Novel film ideas!

Come to think of it, my favorite book-to-movie adaptations are: Mario Puzo's Godfather, which I have re-read a few dozen times and Francis Ford Coppola's film, which I have seen ditto the same......