Posts Tagged ‘world order’
NEEDED: Capable, Wise, and Honest Leaders
America and all nations need capable, wise, and honest leaders. The citizens of democracies must learn to perceive such leaders—not through low information, emotional, one-issue campaigns, but rather by being astute, educated, and informed. It’s very important to see through a candidate’s misleading statements, or their outright lies, such as President Obama has purveyed from…
Read MoreA Missed Opportunity in Iraq
On May 25, 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Opinion page about a speech that the highly respected and departing Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, made about Iraq. Here is the final paragraph concerning Mr. Gates remarks:“Lo and behold, Mr. Gates is saying that Iraq is that model, and that even the Obama Administration now…
Read MoreThe Importance of Showing Our Country’s Youth the Republican Way
The elections both this year and in 2016 are critical to our nation, its people, and the world. Here in Louisiana, I will do my part to help elect a fine Congressman to the Senate, Bill Cassidy, M. D. This can very well give Republicans a majority in the Senate and help lower the downside…
Read MoreWisdom and Faith Will Guide Us through the Innovation Age
Wisdom and faith allow us to examine these important parts of life with healthy self-esteem and lead a purposeful, meaningful life. Almighty God gave each of us and all of us a mind, body and little piece of God. Pursuing wisdom-associated values allows the development of a living faith that is reflected in the way…
Read MoreA Message about the Syrian Crisis
The White House has said that the use of military force is still a possibility. On my website, I now have a letter to President Obama and Congress concerning my alarm at the Syrian crisis. We, the American people, must draw our red line in the sand and not let President Obama and Congress drag us into…
Read MorePriorities
The following three urgent items are the most crucial for the United States and the world: > Global warming and climate change: We must search desperately for the answers which aren’t clear now. But the seas are rising. > Far too much government debt and obligations in Japan, Europe and the United States: Political will is…
Read MoreThoughts on Syria while visiting the National World War II Museum
A friend and I toured the new section of the National World War II Museum and experienced the “Final Mission” submarine endeavor based on a true event in the Pacific Ocean. We also saw “Beyond All Boundaries,” an epic which has come to be my number two favorite film after “Gandhi.” Tom Hanks narrates the enormous…
Read MoreKindness Toward Everyone
Probably all people have some degree of racism. But the important thing is not to say or do anything that is precipitated by that primitive state. As humans we often react to those we face. If they are angry, it may make us angry or upset. If they show racism it might bring out our…
Read MoreFrom Abject Poverty to Prosperity
I just read an exciting article in The Economist (June 1): called, “Towards the End of Poverty.” It explains how nearly 1 billion people have been raised out of extreme poverty between 1990 and 2010. Most of these were in China. It concludes that capitalism and free trade were the main drivers in this success. That’s the…
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