Tag Archives: Foreign Policy

Obama Is No King Lear (Thank Goodness!)

By Robin Bates | Published: August 1, 2014

Those who want more militaristic posturing in our foreign policy should contemplate King Lear’s posturing.

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If Indiana Jones Raided Iran . . .

By Robin Bates | Published: November 18, 2011

The scene in “Raiders of the Lost Arc” where Indiana Jones defeats a sword-twirling antagonist by shooting him articulates a fantasy that most of the Republican candidates for president are indulging in as they discuss Iran’s nuclear bomb ambitions.

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Obama, Idealist or Realist?

By Robin Bates | Published: December 28, 2010

2010 in Review There was an interesting dust-up last week amongst conservative intellectuals following the release of some more Richard Nixon tapes. Henry Kissinger can be heard making the following cold-blooded remark about Soviet Jews in 1973: “Let’s face it: The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign […]

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