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    Why Can’t We Be Friends?

    Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

    When he faced criticism for signing a peace treaty with the Yassir Arafat and his Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993, Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said, “You don’t make peace with your friends, only with your enemies.” Right. But do you make peace with people who call you names? Do you make peace [...]

    The (Blue) Eyes Have It

    Friday, March 27th, 2009

    Is the answer to our economic woes, as The Who famously put it, Behind Blue Eyes? As we slog through this economy, we search to simplify the causes, to understand why and how we got into this mess. And the answers are not quick in coming, nor easy to articulate. Along comes Brazilian President Luiz [...]

    Hello, China?

    Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

    Consider this Chinese Proverb attributed to Mencius, a follower of Confucius: Mencius tells a story to King Hui about a band of soldiers who during a fierce battle, threw down their weapons and retreated. Some of the soldiers retreated 50 paces; others ran 100 paces. Those retreating 50 paces laughed at those who retreated twice [...]