Tag Archives: op/ed

A Crucial Week In Mongolia

06/25/2012 Published on Forbes.com
It appears that President Elbegdorj has gotten his way and former President Enkhbayar will not be able to stand in the parliamentary elections this coming Thursday. Enkhbayar’s appeal to the Constitutional Court will not be heard until tomorrow, a mere…

Mongolia’s Slide Toward Autocracy Should Set Off Alarm Bells For West

06/08/2012 Published on Forbes.com
In an earlier article, I highlighted the importance of former Mongolian president Nambar Enkhbayar’s corruption trial for the fate of democracy in Mongolia. The charges logged against Enkhbayar represent a political vendetta on the part of the current president, Tsakhia…

What The Polls Are Telling Us Now

05/14/2012 Published on Forbes.com
There has been a subtle shift in the polls for President Obama — whose approval rating has dropped to 46% in the most recent polling conducted by Gallup and Rasmussen Reports – with disapproval at 53% in the Rasmussen poll…

What Rick Santorum’s Withdrawal Means

04/10/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Bowing to political reality, Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday in the wake of polls showing him losing the April 24 Republican primary in his home state of Pennsylvania to the now almost certain nominee, Mitt Romney. Santorum’s decision…

Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan Is A Start — But Only A Start

03/28/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Move upMove down What the House GOP Budget Means for Seniors Howard Gleckman Contributor How Federal Medicaid Cuts Will Squeeze States Josh Barro Contributor US House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, Republican Representative fom Wisconsin, speaks to the press on…

The Final Push for IPAB Repeal

03/15/2012 Published on Forbes
Congressional Republicans announced on Friday their intent to link the widely supported House bill to repeal the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) with a more partisan medical malpractice reform bill. The IPAB repeal bill, which has been well-received thus…

Super Tuesday Seals Nothing: The Race Goes On

03/07/2012 Published on Forbes.com
As the dust settles from Super Tuesday, one thing is clear: the Republican primary race is far from resolved. As of midnight, Rick Santorum had won the states of Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota; Newt Gingrich won Georgia; while Mitt…