Posts Tagged ‘new york times’

On Paul and Blumenthal

Two senate races continue to dominate the headlines nationwide. Kentucky was one of the states in which a primary was held on Tuesday. Connecticut features a senate race once competitive until the decision of Chris Dodd to retire at the end of his present term. Both U.S. Senate contests, however continue to generate much intrigue.

On Seeking Civility

Something which ought to be a given in contemporary American political discourse is that violence, or the threat of violence, against those with whom one disagrees is unacceptable. Just as the free market is essential to the improvement of goods and services in commerce, a free market of ideas is crucial to the shaping of [...]

Mounting tensions demonstrate value of discretion.

Today’s edition of The New York Times features a story on the rising tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The new U.S. administration set to assume power in January will have to address this situation, potentially triggering a crisis of the sort predicted by the Vice President-elect. As noted in the aforementioned [...]