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America's Left Has Taken a Wrong Turn Gerald E. Marsh
Category: American Thought Published: May 2007
"The centralized pyramidal command structure of the socialist form of govt, and the idea that the party can lead and represent the best interests of the people, have, over the last century, repeatedly shown themselves to be moral and economic disasaters."
 
Can the Clash of Civilizations Produce Alternate Energy Sources? Gerald E. Marsh
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2007
With the war in Iraq and the muddle in the Middle East, the time is ripe for the U.S. to reduce its dependence on oil from the Persian Gulf--but where can the country turn for new sources of energy?
 
Can We Count on Missile Defense? Craig Eisendrath , Gerald E. Marsh , Melvin A. Goodman
Category: Worldview Published: September 2001
"Although the threat to the U.S. should not be ignored, it does not justify the rush to deployment of national missile defense systems."
 
Climate Change Shenanigans Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Public Policy Published: September 2016
"…The climate modeling community is very confident that its models are adequate to be a basis for public policy dicisions, despite its illegitimacy of ensemble averaging and the deficiencies with regard to the second law of thermodynamics."
 
Desert Diplomacy: No End in Sight to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Worldview Published: July 2006
"A full acceptance by the Israelis and Palestinians of the legitimate presence of the other and their right to exist in peace is a precondition that is unlikely to be accepted by either party any time soon."
 
Falling Into the Afghan Trap Gerald E. Marsh
Category: The World Today Published: May 2009
". . . The U.S. is bogged down in tactical responses to Taliban initiatives. Little by little, the Soviet experience is becoming more and more relevant."
 
Global Warming: A Blessing in Disguise Gerald E. Marsh
Category: National Affairs Published: November 2009
"The real tipping point for civilization is the beginning of another Ice Age--not a world a few degrees warmer."
 
Goracle Gushings on Faith-Based Science Gerald E. Marsh
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2008
". . . We are about to waste an enormous amount of money and effort on carbon mitigation without lowering CO2 emissions one whit. [Al Gore] and his fellow travelers will carry the day."
 
If the Invisible Hand of the Free Market Is Dead, Has Capitalism Been Buried Along with It? Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Economics Published: January 2012
". . . The 'invisible hand' does not exist, and it is time that this hoary belief is replaced by something better. . . ."
 
Initiating a New Social Contract Gerald E. Marsh
Category: American Thought Published: January 2017
"…We live in a 'post-truth world,' where only personal opinion matters and objective truths have been replaced with narratives."
 
More to Fear than Fear Itself Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Economics Published: September 2012
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, large swaths of American cities burned. It could happen again, and this time, it might not be restricted to poor areas.
 
Oil and Blood: Saudi Arabia and Iraq Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Worldview Published: March 2006
"Saudi Arabia is the key to containing the terrorist menace, assuring stability in the Gulf, and keeping the oil flowing at a reasonable price."
 
Sticks "Trump" Carrots for North Korea Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Worldview Published: September 2017
"If the U.S. could make it clear to China that the consequence of inaction [concerning the curbing of North Korea] would be a nuclear-armed Japan, that might be an adedquate incentive."
 
Stirring the Pot with Turmoil Gerald E. Marsh
Category: American Thought Published: January 2021
". . . The challenges to equality of opportunity are far more complex than university admission or outright discrimination. . . ."
 
The Beat Goes on--and on and on Gerald E. Marsh
Category: The World Today Published: November 2015
"The key to understanding the current chaos in the Middle East is to recognize that the primary identity of its people its with their religion, sect, tribe, and family--not the states formed" following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire.
 
The Party's Over--Maybe for Good Gerald E. Marsh
Category: National Affairs Published: March 2011
". . . The GDP of the U.S. had, by June 2010, recovered to a few percent higher than it was in the first quarter of 2007, while employment was five percent lower than it was in the first quarter."
 
The President Just Doesn't Get It Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Worldview Published: November 2014
Defeat of the Islamic State cannot be achieved solely by military means and Western military action such as air strikes--even if given the cover of a colation containing Arab nations.