Don't look now, but it would appear that when precedent is set (and backed up), that it may after all be possible to spread democracy to the most violent region of the world. With the collapse of the Lebanese government, peacefully might I add, it is yet another step, a big step for Lebanon, in the quickly transforming Arab region. While I am cautious as to the end result, even critics must admit that the political shift in the region has been faster and more dramatic than any tim...

I just read an awesome article titled America's Security Trojan Horse, addressing some issues and new developments in Asia that have gone largely unnoticed. Japan has announced, with America's blessing, that it will begin a massive military buildup, in order to conter the more aggressive communist regimes of North Korea and communist China. While it seems to me that having a powerful Japan committed to containing the communists, as well as defending Taiwan seems to be a positive to me,...