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America's Left Has Taken a Wrong Turn Gerald E. Marsh
Category: American Thought Published: May 2007
"The centralized pyramidal command structure of the socialist form of govt, and the idea that the party can lead and represent the best interests of the people, have, over the last century, repeatedly shown themselves to be moral and economic disasaters."
 
Entrepreneurship Will Beat Battleshipa Jeremy Wiesen
Category: National Affairs Published: May 2007
"Money cures almost all ills, while its absence is a precursor of restlessness, discontent, and violence. We need a foreign policy that showers dollars, not bombs, that ships business plans, not Humvees, abroad."
 
Escaping the Trap Ted Galen Carpenter
Category: Worldview Published: May 2007
". . . U.S. policymakers need to absorb the larger lesson of the Iraqi debacle. Launching an elective war in pursuit of a nation-building chimera was an act of folly. It is a folly they should vow never to repeat in any other country."
 
Fighting Fire with Diplomacy Chuck Hagel
Category: USA Looks at the World Published: May 2007
For the 21st century, the U.S.-Iran relationship will frame the structure & dynamics of the Middle East. We must be sure of our actions & wise with our words. Prospects for peace that have eluded the Mid East for so long may be on edge of convergence…
 
Good as Gold
Category: Science & Technology Published: May 2007
A glittering exhibition reveals the dazzling art and intriguing science behind this icon of wealth.
 
Implementing a Business Strategy Alan P. Brache , Sam Bodley-Scott
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2007
"Without successful initiatives, strategy implementation is impossible, and companies cannot make acquisitions, create and commercialize new products, enter new markets, forge and maintain competitive advantages, establish brand equity. . . ."
 
Join the "Bellobration" Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Entertainment Published: May 2007
This year's circus truly is a clown's delight.
 
Looking for Talent in All the Right Places Chuck Mache
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2007
". . . How can management identify those who have the potential to improve and work with them toward the accomplishment of that goal?"
 
On the Defensive Jean-Louis Bruguiere
Category: International Affairs Published: May 2007
"One thing is certain. . . . Military intervention in Iraq and the climate of open rebellion that ensued profoundly have altered the terms of the [terrorist] threat and now condition its development."
 
Resurrecting Gustave Dore Robert Rosenblum
Category: Art History Published: May 2007
His ambitions & achievements in terms of illustrating a staggeringly vast encyclopedia of world literature far exceeded anything dreamed of by the young Romantics. Yet, like them, he continued to plunge us into fantastic extremes that only can be fully…
 
Stop the Bellyaching June A. Halper
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2007
"Eradicating victim mindset and behavior is not an overnight job. It takes real fortitude on the part of leaders to encourage candor, create high levels of accountability, and hold themselves to the same standards as their employees."
 
Taking Care of Business Matthias Kuntzel
Category: International Affairs Published: May 2007
"If Great Britain & the EU fail to put...pressure on Iran & confront it with either changing course or suffering devastating economic blows, all that will remain will be the choice between a bad solution (military option) & a dreadful one (Iranian bomb).
 
The Amazing Race Is On Raymond L. Fischer
Category: Mass Media Published: May 2007
The default of ethics, failure of old-style politics, & contemptuous boldness & disrespect that congressmen, lobbyists & other influence peddlers have shown in recent years have incited the public to demand changes in way politicians raise $ & use media..
 
The CIA and Defense Department Knew of Iraqi Insurgency--but Did Nothing Stephen F. Hayes
Category: The World Today Published: May 2007
"The U.S. intelligence community . . . steadfastly has resisted serious attempts to exploit and release the information captured in postwar Iraq."
 
The Hidden Diagnosis Judy Gershon
Category: Psychology Published: May 2007
"Though it is considered to be two to three times more common than bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder is far less understood and grossly under recognized."
 
The Price of Anything Is the Foregone Alternative Tom Lucke , John Hogan
Category: Business & Finance Published: May 2007
"Proactive pricing strategies come from visionary companies that understand and rely on the economic value they bring to customers. They separate value from benefits."
 
Venice and the Islamic World
Category: The World Yesterday Published: May 2007
This is the first major exhibition to explore one of the most important and distinctive facets of Venetian art history: the exchange of objects and interchange of ideas between the great Italian maritime city & Islamic neighbors in the Eastern Mediterr…