Earlier this year, I visited two countries that have distanced themselves from the United States — Bolivia and Ecuador. Their governments have aligned themselves with Hugo Chavez ‘s Venezuela — with mixed results. Although Soviet communism died more than two decades ago, the ba[...]
Posts Tagged ‘democracy’
September 28th, 2011 - 01:15 § in Foreign Affairs, Travel
Nigeria: Beyond 419
For those who don't know the number, 419 refers to the section of the Nigerian penal code related to fraud. Unfortunately, Nigeria has become famous worldwide for scams, the abuse of oil money and endemic corruption. As always, the reality behind the image is much more complex.[...]
The Long Road to Nowhere
It’s time again for another quarterly economic update, but there has been little improvement since the last one in June (http://www.et1964.com/?p=641). In fact, sometimes it seems that Washington has mostly given up trying to do much of anything. Spring turned to summer — which is now mo[...]
What is Extremism – A Response
Two weeks ago I posted an article entitled “What is Extremism?” In response, I received a large number of comments — both complimentary and scathingly critical. This is my response. On August 10, the article “What is Extremism” attempted to define extremism (http://www.[...]
