Obama’s appointment of Indiana Representative Timothy Roemer as ambassador to India is another troubling sign of this administration’s attitude towards its important and critical ally.
Ambassadorships are often key signaling devices.  Two weeks ago, for example, President Obama gave China Jon Huntsman as ambassador.  In addition to being a rising Republican star, Huntsman is a proficient   more

Today’s announcement by President Obama of the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court brought a great deal of excitement to the Hispanic community. Discounting Justice Cardozo (of Portugese ancestry), Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic justice on the court. Yet, the excitement is understandable — few can discount the pride groups may feel at having   more

A generation of highly educated young Americans have signed up at law firms, investment banks, and hedge and equity funds, happily assuming that the boom times would last forever. Now Wall Street is to young financiers what Detroit is to would-be autoworkers. The adjustment won’t be easy.  In recent years, up to 40% of the   more