09/03/13 Read (819 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

WAS CHÁVEZ SENT BY GOD?

I was driving down Central Avenue in my home towm, Cheyenne, Wyoming, when I heard the news that the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez had died. I pulled over and called friends. I hurt from my head to my toes. I have never met Chávez personally, but I feel I have known him for nineteen years.

24/10/11 Read (1,086 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

THE "ARAB SPRING:" THE U.S. AND EUROPE'S FALL AND WINTER

Whenever I have asked someone in Venezuela if spring comes before or after summer, some answer “before” and others “after.” Almost all add that they really are not sure.

04/07/11 Read (476 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING TO “THE POOR” IN LIBYA?

A few days ago I saw on CNN an interview with a woman who has lived in Libya for several years. She is no fan of Moammar Gadhafi.

04/07/11 Read (457 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

OH SAY CAN YOU SEE…THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR?

Shortly after arriving in Venezuela I remember hearing a conversation between two children, maybe four or five-years-old, that shocked me.

04/07/11 Read (403 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

A STRANGE INTERPRETATION OF MUSLIM CUSTOMS

Last night I had a call from a friend in the United States. In the midst of our long conversation, I mentioned my disgust at the manner in which Bin Laden had been buried.

04/07/11 Read (933 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO MOVE TO VENEZUELA

Dear Friend: Recently you wrote indicating that you are thinking about moving to Venezuela and asked for my advice. Let me give you some questions for your consideration.

30/05/11 Read (206 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

A MEMORIAL DAY REFLECTION—THE U.S.A. “MADE IN CHINA”

Last Memorial Day (2010), I once again had the privilege of running in the 10K race in Boulder, Colorado—the Bolder Boulder.

12/02/11 Read (408 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

TORTURE IN EGYPT

In recent days I heard a CNN reporter refer to the U.S. policy in Egypt as a balancing act between American ideals and economic interests. Maybe so. But the U.S. also had another interest in Egypt: torture.

03/12/10 Read (542 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

WikiLeaks, the Frenchman Was Right: Hugo Chávez Is Crazy

WikiLeaks has just let us know that the U.S. government was interested in the mental health of Argentina’s president, Cristina Kirchner. It will be interesting to see what they want to know about Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez, but I can tell them one thing: he’s crazy.

05/11/10 Read (194 words) Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version

Speaking Engagements in California, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Georgia

I will be in the United States for the next few weeks and will be making a series of presentations. Come if you can. The following are open to the public.