Christian Science Monitor: Rudman, Wirth: Politicians in Congress should serve you, not rich contributors
May 24, 2010
Call us old-fashioned sentimentalists. We used to think of the United States Senate as a place where sober-minded men and women with a hankering for public service came together to listen to different points of view and forge common solutions to the nation’s tough problems.
Read More »The Washington Post: Berger: Obama’s national security strategy: A little George Bush, lots of Bill Clinton
May 20, 2010
President Obama’s national security strategy released by the White House on Thursday, tackles a delicate but unavoidable question: How do we respond to security challenges in an era of financial distress at home and reordering of political power abroad? For some time now, it has been clear that U.S. national security strategy needs rethinking.
Read More »Los Angeles Times: O’Brien: Justice is the key to peace in Darfur
July 28, 2008
The arrest of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic last week demonstrates that justice is possible. Far from being the political leader he styled himself as, Karadzic, who has been indicted on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, is now just a criminal.
Read More »Boston Globe: Browner, Sussman: On energy policy, is better than Bush enough?
June 10, 2008
Last week, the Senate considered a bipartisan global warming bill – the closest such a far-reaching measure has ever come to passage. Although the bill failed in the end, over half of the Senate supported action on climate change.
Read More »Huffington Post: Browner, Weiss: Earth Day beyond Bush
April 21, 2008
President Bush’s global warming speech this past Wednesday came on the eve of the 8th and final Earth Day of his presidency. Despite his confidence that “the true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now.”
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