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Beyond Appeasement

When Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich in 1936 he noted that based on his appeasement stance with Hitler “peace was at hand.” Alas, Chamberlain was duped and, as might have been expected, history has not treated him kindly. But, however false ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Neville Chamberlain,  United Nations,  New York University

The Race Ploy

In 1994, during my campaign for New York State Comptroller against Carl McCall, the race card was played persistently by members of the press and by my opponent. Since I had been active in civil rights causes, opened a headquarters in Harlem, was a ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Carl McCall,  Bob Herbert,  New York Times Company,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party

Losing Liberty

There is a shift occurring in the United States, a tectonic shift that is imposing statism in a land predicated on limited government. In the past, the not very distant past, mediating structures served as a barrier against managerial despotism. But ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  6 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

The New and Old Socialism

Whether it is the socialism espoused by the Nazis or the socialism of the former Soviet Union or the socialism that is emerging in the United States, there is one overarching sentiment, however different socialism in these three societies may be. ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  29 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Ayn Rand,  Gerald Ford

Historical Cycles and Public Amusement

Has this overreaching, this blatant attempt at government usurpation, occurred in another period Americans would have been out on the streets with pitchforks ready for combat. But most Americans scarcely know what is going on. They don’t get angry ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  17 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  American Idol,  Facebook Inc.,  Jay Leno

An Open Letter To Judge Daniel Dawson

However, in Ms. Bary’s case her conversion has put her life at risk. Apostasy is regarded as a capital offense in the Koran to be punished by death. Should you rule that family unification trumps religious freedom, there is the possibility Rifqa will ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  30 Aug 2009
Related Topics: George Orwell

Fatah Speaks

August 4 was not only the birthday of President Obama, it was also the opening date of the Fatah general conference in Bethlehem. Despite concern, the Israeli government surrendered to U.S. pressure and allowed an influx of Palestinian hardliners and ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hamas,  General James L Jones

Healthcare Reform and Personal Freedom

Writing in the pages of the Wall Street Journal (8/4/09) Laura Landro raises the question of how to make ever more complex health decisions when faced with multiple options, each with no clear advantage. According to Ms. Landro this decision making ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  11 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Wall Street Journal,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party

The Crisis Syndrome

It is customary for politicians to describe an issue that is important to them as a problem. After all problems require solutions and solutions are what get them elected. Rarely, if ever, will a politician describe a “condition” since conditions occur ...

From HERB LONDON, Urban Elephants,  28 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  Rahm Emanuel

Herb London: The Unfolding Iranian Drama

Based on hints, feints, public pronouncements, and off the record commentary, the administration’s stance toward Iran is coming into focus. Without any question, military action against Iran is off the agenda. The Obama administration will do nothing ...

From HERB LONDON, Town Hall,  11 May 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  United Nations

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