11/24/2015 Background So what does the South China Sea have to do with climate change, the yawning gap in the distribution of wealth and income and the approaching water crisis? In a word, everything. In “Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea And The End Of A Stable Pacific,” Robert D. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Policies
President Obama on Inequality
October 23, 2015 Excerpt of President Obama’s full remarks on mobility and inequality on December 4, 2013. …I believe this is the defining challenge of our time: Making sure our economy works for every working American. It’s why I ran for President. It was at the center of last year’s … Continue reading
Secretary Kerry on the Road to Paris Dec. 2015
Remarks at the Atlantic Council John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 12, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Fred, thank you very, very much for a very generous introduction. I’m delighted to be here with everybody. Distinguished ambassadors who are here this morning, thank you for taking … Continue reading
President Obama’s Climate Action Plan – 2013
Official .pdf of the Climate Action Plan.
President Putin on Climate Change
09/29/2915 Transcript of an excerpt of his speech at the United Nations 70th Session, 09/28/2015 “The issues that affect the future of all people include the challenge of global climate change. It is in our interest to make the U.N. Climate Change Conference to be held in December in Paris … Continue reading
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
09/29/2015 On August 3, 2015, in the East Room of the White House, President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan Here is a transcript of the video. “Our climate is changing. It’s changing in ways that threaten our economy, our security, and our health. This isn’t an opinion; it’s a … Continue reading
The Environment Encyclical
June 18, 2015 His Holiness the Pope does not need to be defended by anyone for his ground-breaking encyclical. But a few t’s need to be crossed and some i’s dotted. Firstly, as head of state -the Vatican is a sovereign state- he is entitled to speak out on behalf … Continue reading
Secretary Hagel & The New Arms Race
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s Keynote Speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA, November 15, 2014 Excerpt The Department of Defense is undergoing a defining time of transition. After 13 years of war fought by an all-volunteer force, we’re facing a reshaping of our enterprise by … Continue reading
Gridlock
Gridlock is a philosophical and emotional reaction to internal demographic, economic and social changes of unprecedented magnitude and scope. Simply stated, it is the quintessential conflict between the irresistible force -change- and the immovable object -status quo. While gridlock is not the cause of the aforementioned problems, it does … Continue reading