Michael Bryan William Greider’s book is as much a return to his roots as a journalist as it is an explication of some hard truths about capitalism, as well as some hopeful praise. Greider’s main task was to search out and explain those all too rare people and enterprises who are exploring how to make capitalism sustainable … Read more
Do you want to gamble with your vote? A slot machine is far more secure than our voting system. We have a chance to make voting in Arizona more secure. SB 1557 is now being considered by the Arizona legislature. Write your local Representatives and Senator, and tell them to support this bill. You can … Read more
Link: Bolton compares Iran threat to Sept 11 attacks I’m surprised Bush’s PR assault on Iran has jumped the shark so soon. People are going to be, rightfully, offended and dismayed at such an obvious lunge for Americans’ rhetorical jugulars. But there you have it. On Nightline Bolton said, "Just like September 11, only with … Read more
Senator Bill Frist outlined the contents of his immigration proposal: Over the next six years, my bill will add nearly 15,000 additional border protection agents to augment the 20,000 Customs and Border Protection agents already on the job (2,400 new agents annually) Specifically authorizes 1,250 border agents and 1,250 port-of entry inspection agents Requires Defense … Read more
President Bush’s announcement of a cooperative agreement with India on
nuclear power generation technology should have come as no surprise. As
early as 2001 the Bush Administration was looking at ways of expanding
the American relationship with India. The 2004 India-U.S. Next Step
initiative suggested a ‘presumption of approval’ for American dual use
nuclear equipment exports to India, and that policy is essentially what
the Bush Administration’s agreement with India attempts to accomplish.
However, the Administration’s initiative is not legal under current
American law, and poses a significant danger of collapsing the core
obligations of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT) – the
central source of authority for global non-proliferation, and the very
treaty under which the Administration currently seeks to refer Iran to
the Security Council. In order for the Administration to open India to
American exports of nuclear technology, the Congress will have to pass
a concurrent resolution waiving several provisions of the Atomic Energy Act. (for details Download CRS Report).
There are significant reasons why Congress should not do so. The most
salient being the damage it would do international reliance on core
commitments of the NNPT, and the resulting encouragement of nuclear
proliferation and regional escalation, especially in Asia.