Roger Cohen

Polynesia's first US President?

12.11.2008: Why Barack Obama Would Be A ‘Pacific President’ By Gerard A. Finin, HONOLULU This story originally ran in July 2008 at PacificMagazine.net. Without a trace of exasperation, Obama reiterated in some detail why she...

Media Speculation On Obama Appointments.

Media reports this morning once again mention possible candidates for top positions in the Obama Administration. The AP sees Lisa P. Jackson, commissioner of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Mary Nichols, head...

A promising US policy toward Iran

The Bush administration will establish the first official US diplomatic presence in Tehran before it leaves office, according to recent reports. A US interests section in the Iranian capital would be the first step toward...

Roger Cohen: Emptying Pandora's box

Roger Cohen: Emptying Pandora's box : These are interesting times. In Greek myth, when Pandora opened her box, she let out all the evils except one: hope. But in the end Pandora opened her box again and released hope because,...

In defense of Bush; Iran and the bomb; Change comes to America

In defense of Bush After reading Roger Cohen's article, "More perfect union" (Globalist, Nov. 6), I am compelled to defend my "Republicanism" and offer my sincere gratitude to President George W. Bush for his selfless...

United States’ promising policy towards Iran

AMMAN: The Bush administration will establish the first official US diplomatic presence in Tehran before it leaves office, according to reports published last week.A US interests section in the Iranian capital would be the...

Fly [Mark Bernstein]

Roger Cohen, in the NY Times: The other day I got an e-mail message saying simply this: Rosa Parks sat in 1955. Martin Luther King walked in 1963. Barack Obama ran in 2008. That ourSource: Mark Bernstein

Essays on Obama: America the Beautiful

As I’ve posted before, regardless of one’s politics or feelings about the outcome of our 2008 Presidential election, there’s one thing that can be said about President-elect Barack Obama: the man can write. The first sentences...

What will Obama's election mean to U.S. airlines?

That's the question tackled by Bloomberg News, which writes the election of Barack Obama could mean higher labor costs, less overseas outsourcing, no changes to foreign-ownership laws and fewer route auctions. Analysts and...

Roger Cohen: Perfecting the union

Beyond Iraq, beyond the economy, beyond health care, there was something even more fundamental at stake in this U.S. election won by Barack Obama: the self-respect of the American people. For almost eight years, Americans have...

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