Paul Phillips

LATEST ARTICLES ( 506 )

• IRS Scandal Beginning to Looking Less and Less Scandalous

  

  As more and more info leaks its way out about the IRS targeting certain conservative groups, we must begin to ask: was the organization doing its job as it was... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Romanticizing the American Revolution to Criticize the Arab Spring? Not So Fast

  

  Live TV gives political pundits all kinds of opportunities to make silly observations about the world.  On Real Time with Bill Maher this past Friday night,... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Difference in Egypt and Tunisia Transitions Affected by Education More Than...

  

  A recent op-ed in Foreign Policy discusses the possibility of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt becoming more ‘Islamist’ as time goes on as they seemingly increas... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Twist in Syria: May Have Been Rebels Using Nerve Gas

  

  The United Nations’ team investigating Syria may be on its way to a very different conclusion from the U.S. and Britain on the use of nerve gas in the Syrian... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Interesting Approach to Fight Negative Effect of Drugs: Give Users Places to Use

  

  Denmark has taken a strange (and rather logical) path in the battle against illegal narcotics by creating “fixing rooms” where drug users are allowed to bring... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Frontline Episode: “Top Secret America”

  

  A good episode of Frontline entitled “Top Secret America” is now online at the PBS website linked below. It traces, through contributions by Post writer Dana... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Indecisive Over Syria

  

  A good article in the NYT on how the Obama administration is in a bind regarding a response if chemical weapons were used by the Assad regime in Syria. It... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• People Need to Think About These 4 Scenarios Which Will o...

  

  People need to think about these 4 scenarios which will occur if Plan B is kept behind the counter where only a 17 year-old or older can obtain them:1) More tee... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Difficult Decision: History Suggests U.S. Should Not Use Heavy Hand in Syria

  

  As the United States mulls its decision on when and how to intervene in the Syrian Civil War, we must ask the difficult question of whether a heavy U.S.... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Government Insults of Latin America Counterproductive

  

  If the United States’ government wants to truly work alongside the governments of Latin America, they seem to have one major request: treat them as equals and... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Collection of Pics Featuring Bangladeshi Garment Workers

  

  A good article in The Guardian featuring a collection of photographs by photo-journalist Homa Kahleeli documenting the lives of Bangladeshi garment factory... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Countering the Right: Robert J. Samuelson on Entitlement and the Washington...

  

  Two articles appeared recently in the Washington Post that deserve rebuttals as to their slanted positions on certain issues.  The first is an op-ed by Robert J... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Post ‘s Take On EU Austerity

  

  This time it’s The Post’s front-page story on the E.U.’s debate over rather austerity should be maintained to cure economic ills, or should it be more... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If George W. Bush Was a “Success”, Barack Obama is the Greatest Leader of Earth’...

  

  In the lead-up to this week’s opening of the George W. Bush library, a jaw-dropping poll number was given on CNN’s site:Eight in ten Republicans now say that... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. & Assad’s Use of Sarin Gas: What Should We Do?

  

  Judging by the latest in this NYT report, Pres. Obama and his administration are just as confused about what to do in Syria as I am. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Too Much Austerity in E.U.

  

  A good feature in the NYT reports that all of the austerity measures undertaken by the European Union are starting to backfire in the face of pro-cuts... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rumblings for Fair Negotiations with Iran Increasing

  

  More and more people are seeing what should’ve been plainly obvious to everyone by now: sanctions on Iran have failed to bring a solution to the situation and... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marxist Economics Failing in Properous Vietnam

  

  A good article in the NY Times on growing dissent in Vietnam due to the slowdown of economic growth there in the nation’s economy which grew tremendously... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Assad Regime Using Chemical Weapons: Should We Arm The Rebels?

  

  A good article in The Guardian going in depth into an Israeli report that the Assad regime in Syria is using chemical weapons against the rebel forces there. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Did Drones Indirectly Lead to Boston Bombing?

  

  After reading an article last week about Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei condemning the bombing in Boston but criticizing the U.S. policy on drone attacks, the... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY