Mayhill Fowler,
01.04.2010
Teacher, editor and writer
When the Obamas departed for their Hawaiian holiday the traveling press was told "not to anticipate any possible announcements or news-making events." Wasn't this just asking for trouble?
Julian Baird Gewirtz,
01.04.2010
Student, founder of the U.S.-China Youth Forum.
The year 2009 could have been a decisive one for U.S.-China relations. But coming out of this year of expectations, concrete results are hard to find.
Rev. Bekeh Utietiang,
01.04.2010
author, preacher, teacher, blogger, and Catholic priest.
The very process of radicalization had a devastating effect on the otherwise good life and good upbringing this young man had enjoyed.
Carmen Burcea-Haber,
01.04.2010
Stylist, actress, writer
Unfortunately many men, and not only Romanians, still have to grow up and accept the fact that beauty doesn't preclude intelligence in a woman, and stop feeling threatened by it.
Majida Abu Rahmah,
01.04.2010
School teacher
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the route of the apartheid wall in Bil'in was illegal and should be changed, yet the wall remains, unmoved. Last month, my husband Abdallah was been arrested for protesting it.
William Astore,
01.04.2010
Writer, Professor, Retired Lt. Colonel, Air Force
That's our attitude in a nutshell: "Doin' good ain't got no end," especially when the "good" involves killing "terrorists." No matter how many we kill, there'll always be more to find.
Connie Lawn,
01.04.2010
The Skiing White House Reporter
Obama: "We share similar views on a wide range of common global challenges facing our two countries, including on non-proliferation, climate change and in Afghanistan."
Sidney Blumenthal,
01.03.2010
China has no "soft power," not just because of the coarseness of its supposed diplomacy, but because its cultural appeal does not travel. China forces its way through coercion of one sort or another.