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Baltimore proves need for ‘Broken Windows’ policing

04/29/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Here’s hoping Mayor Bill de Blasio isn’t too busy playing political games and barnstorming the country to absorb the right lessons from the Baltimore riots. If he’s paying attention, he’ll learn a thing or two about policing and that the…

Earth Day reflection: What have you done to better our planet?

04/22/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
There are certain days each year that call for reflection. Maybe it’s your birthday, or an anniversary. For some people, it’s a holiday: Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day. We take stock of where we are, what we’ve done, and what…

Syria now at a ‘dangerous tipping point,’ UN warns

04/02/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
The four-and-a-half-year old Syrian civil war has become an “unsustainable” humanitarian disaster that threatens soon to undermine the stability of neighboring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon, United Nations aid officials are warning. While the world’s wealthier countries this week…

Why ‘Sex Box’ needs to be stopped

02/25/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
There will soon be a new show on cable television that would make our grandparent’s generation roll over in their graves. No doubt times have changed, but this new show begs the question of how far the media will go…

Illinois’ new GOP governor throws down gauntlet in union, spending fight

02/20/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
While Bruce Rauner campaigned for governor of Illinois, he repeatedly promised change. Opponents, supporters and undecided voters alike complained he never defined what that change meant. Now they know. In his first budget address to the Illinois General Assembly, the…

Western Heavyweights Intervene In Ukrainian Conflict; Looking For Another Diplomatic Solution

02/05/2015 Published on Forbes.com
I was relieved to see reports earlier this week that the United States was finally considering arming the Ukrainians as they continue fighting off pro-Russian separatists in the East. There was the suggestion that we might have been able to…

War Continues In Eastern Ukraine And Makes It To Western Ukraine

11/10/2014 Published on Forbes.com
For weeks now, our country’s focus has been on every issue besides Ukraine. Ebola, ISIS and the midterm elections have taken over our newspapers and our television sets. And not without due cause – each of these issues certainly deserves…

The United Nations at 70: How to fix a broken organization

09/09/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
The United Nations turns 70 in 2015. Fox News is asking a selection of distinguished contributors occasionally to contribute their thoughts on what it has become, and how to shape its future. As the United Nations begins a year-long celebration…

UN Security Council calls for cease-fire in Libya

08/27/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
The U.N. Security Council called for a cease-fire in Libya on Wednesday, three years after the overthrow of the Muammar Qaddafi regime plunged the country into sectarian war. The resolution also called for the strengthening of the arms embargo on…

Don’t Forget About Ukraine

06/26/2014 Published on Forbes.com
ISIS. ISIS. ISIS. Since the beginning of the ISIS insurgency in Iraq just a few weeks ago, the world’s attention has been focused squarely on containing – and possibly fighting – this dangerous organization. To be sure, the implications of…