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	Commentary Archive Looking for 2008 commentaries? Click here.. 2007 Miscellaneous Entries September 27 - October 2, 2007 History John. F. Kennedy and the "engineer gap" David McCollough's biography of John Adams Why did the Six Day War occur? The Battle of Thermopylae Zoroastrianism Show and tell: Russian rubles The Middle East during World War I The Dark Side of Peter the Great Kennedy and Communism The Middle East An end to problems with Iran? Well, not quite.. Ed's book review: Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time On leaving Iran out of the Middle East peace talks Time for a feminist uprising in Saudi Arabia Mahmoud--- bringin' down the house at Columbia! How do you say "long-winded" in Farsi? Ahmadinejad to speak at Columbia University: is this a good idea? Don't like the Dubai Nasdaq deal? Don't buy an SUV France says: "Oui! The time has come to tear Iran a new one." Busy professionals and foreign language acquisition Ahmadinejad renews an old dream of Khomeini’s Pakistan: the land of radical Islam and WMDs The latest tactic in Iraq: arming Sunni militia groups Another miscarriage of justice in the Muslim Middle East It’s time to wake up to the reality in Iran Taking stock of Saddam’s execution Diane Sawyer's interview with Bashar al-Asad Sorting out the good guys and the bad guys in the Iraqi government Iran faces problems with terrorism Should the U.S. talk directly to Iran? Tough questions in Riyadh Asia Japan's new role in the world Will Chinese cars make it in the U.S. market? History repeats itself in China China's homicidal grandparents North Korean "nuclear buyout" plan announced For Australia, China is now a more significant trading partner than Japan Why outsourcing to China may backfire in the long run China's next target: cheerleading Japan should own up and move on Asia's Gender Imbalance Chinese missile test a wake-up call for radical free traders Pollution, income gap become priorities in China Even North Korea is on the internet these days Latin America Setbacks for Latin America’s neo-Marxists The end of the line for Hugo Chavez? No Child Left Behind --- Hugo Chavez style The latest Chavez oil grab--- and calls to boycott Citgo Chavez spooks investors As Venezuela’s economy sputters, Chavez turns on the bluster Observations from San Luis Potosi, Mexico Europe Russian voters say da to Czar Putin Russia doing what Russia does best Germany's problem is our problem, too Behind Putin’s anti-U.S. tirade It's official: Nicholas Sarkozy is the next president of France Sarkozy: the man who may change France Society Newspaper decides not to endorse John Edwards over corporate criticisms Supporting our troops --- by taking away their slot machines Abstinence-only programs and teen pregnancy As Clinton moves to the center, she loses her appeal for the hard-core left Even if you love him, don’t hold your breath for Ron Paul Huckabee: a tax-and-spend evangelical The issues behind the Jim Watson row Are high-earning women "dating down?" Jena 6: civil rights ---- or bad adolescent behavior? The Ohio Taliban rides again Moderation needed in political, economic globalization We are what we read Flying the prudish skies: score another one for the busybodies Love, marriage, and financial secretiveness Fighting terrorism with metaphors CNN dumbs itself down Bush-era conservatives are obsessed with sex The Dems challenge the GOP in the holier-than-thou department More fretting about the "over-sexed" culture They must be getting kind of bored in Amsterdam On Hillary, Bush, and political dynasties A few comments regarding the JFK terror plot The Religious Right goes after Romney Protecting the good people of Ohio--- from strippers? Henryk A. Kowalczyk for President? Michael Moore Exposed: Oh My… Blaming teachers for America's education woes The immigration protest that the American press ignored More debate about the H1B Don Imus got what was coming to him Will Baby Boomers sink the economy? The inconsistent nature of U.S. drug laws The latest fashionable worry: underweight fashion models The right to bear arms and common sense Oscar who? The flat tax is back in the news Do schools overemphasize "self-esteem"? We need a new batch of political commentators Business / Career Common sense, but still good advice Offshoring leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of British chocolate workers Robert Reich on "corporate citizenship" Career advice for Britney Spears Chinese companies building plants in the U.S.: a new trend? Should you fire your boss? On parenting, work, and corporate culture As gas prices rise, calls for government intervention will increase Gasoline subsidies and free trade Is the MBA still relevant? The future for workers over forty Lessons from Yahoo in China Expatriates should speak the local language Bank of America caters to those who break U.S. laws Technology Musician grumbles about illegal file-swapping culture Ambitious translation claims for new Fuji copier When virus protection software goes psycho Super-cheap laptops and Intel Why I am in no hurry to upgrade to Microsoft Vista Digital rights management, the music industry, and Steve Jobs Microsoft backpedals on Vista sales Web 2.0 startups repeating old mistakes in new ways Ads on Wikipedia? Will Wales share the wealth? Automobiles Just what the U.S. automotive industry needed Toyota takes the number one spot, but…. Ford’s Mustang crossover vehicle is one to watch Will Toyota’s expansion veer into overreach? History repeats itself at Chrysler, but the company's management never learns Language Is Mandarin "The new English?" On poor foreign language skills and the "global naiveté" of Americans "The zeal for learning Chinese is sweeping the world." i-Pod language classes the latest thing Latin as a "universal" language? Does the Irish language have a future? Even Thais have difficulty with the Thai language Rival politicians in Australia trade jibes over foreign language skills Japanese the number one blogging language? President Bush and the Spanish language JFK and Foreign Languages Minnesota Newspaper kvetching over drive to create a language immersion program for kids A madrassa in the NYC public school system? Probably not. 2006 Interviews Interview with Entrepreneur / Political Writer Henryk A. Kowalczyk Automobiles Does Toyota Have Too Many SUVs? Ford Accepts its Decline What we Don’t Need is Another Hummer Business / Careers Before You Start that Retail Business…. Few Surprises in Most "Lucrative Degrees" Survey Results Would your employer really steal your identity? Software enables detailed employee monitoring….but is this a good idea? U.S. Politics The Republican Party reflects---but not too deeply Brushing up on the presidency of Gerald Ford Reflections on the 65th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor What it will take for the Democrats to win in 2008 Society Lessons in Extreme Parenting Who Pays for "Corporate Citizenship?" The Rock-Star Salaries of University Presidents IT / Internet How to Make Wikipedia Better... How Google Could Put an End to Click Fraud Two Quick Hits from the Tech World: IBM Sues Amazon…And Will Web Apps Make Desktop Applications Obsolete? Why we may soon be (happily) paying for email Google Guns for Microsoft Economics Uncertain Future for Real Estate Agents Books / Media The Lamentations of a Stephen King Fan Nudity and News Don't Mix Perdido Street Station Left Me Cold Law Government Busybodies Declare War on Fat The Neglected Side of the Immigration Debate Language Latin is Back The Distraction of Official English Laws Time Magazine: Americans need to learn foreign languages in order to compete in the 21st century Asia North Korea Has a New Problem: an Assertive Japan Vietnam in the WTO More antics from China's bad boys in Beijing China can Sink the Dollar Patriotism in Japanese schools is no cause for alarm Thai export crisis highlights the tilted playing field in Asia The Middle East The Seduction of Cheaper Oil Iran Wants Peace in Iraq....and Islamic Dictatorship It's Iran against the world again 9/11 Commemorations Long on Sadness, Short on Anger Latin America Stating the obvious about Mexico--at Last Venezuelans cast ballots in an important election