New Additions to AllGov
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 6:48 AM
As President Obama and his cabinet members fill their teams, AllGov is adding profiles of the appointees. Among the latest additions: Michael Michener-Foreign Agricultural Service, Gregory Jaczko-Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rocco Landesman-Nati...
Sarah Palin: Next Stop Fox?
Friday, July 3, 2009 4:25 PM
Speculation about the reason behind Sarah Palin’s surprise resignation as governor of Alaska has centered on her national political ambitions, possible unrevealed legal problems and maybe yet another pregnancy. More likely, Fox News or another TV ...
New AllGov Feature
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 7:46 AM
This week we are introducing a new feature to AllGov: Photo of the Day. Past photos can be seen in the Photo of the Day Gallery. We have also added Pakistan to the Nations section.
New Additions to AllGov
Saturday, May 30, 2009 6:19 AM
This week we have added to AllGov pages about the United Kingdom and Zambia. We welcome any suggestions to add to the information in these articles.
New Additions to AllGov
Monday, May 18, 2009 6:37 AM
This week we have added to AllGov pages about four nations and one non-nation. They are: Venezuela, Vietnam, Vatican City, Uzbekistan and Western Sahara. We welcome any suggestions to add to the information in these articles.
AllGov New Feature
Monday, May 11, 2009 6:55 AM
Thanks to the hard work of 17 UCLA students, AllGov is now providing agency- and nation- specific news links. Examples include the CIA, China and the United States Marshals Service. Go to the “News” module, click on “more” in the upper right corne...
Bad Day for Polar Bears; Good Day for Secret Weapons
Sunday, May 10, 2009 6:18 AM
Environmentalists had hoped that President Barack Obama would use the endangered status of polar bears to crack down on man-made contributions to global warming, but Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration will not g...
Obama Having Trouble Breaking Away from Some Bush Policies
Saturday, May 9, 2009 6:02 AM
To the disappointment of many of his supporters, President Barack Obama has chosen to continue the policies of George Bush in unexpected ways. Administration sources are leaking the news that Obama will in fact try some suspected terrorists before...
Afghanistan—Fighting a Border War without a Border
Friday, May 8, 2009 6:23 AM
When they were in power in Afghanistan, the Taliban were as repressive as any dictatorship in the world, and there is no reason to believe that they would be any different if they regained power there or in neighboring Pakistan. However, the war t...
Health and Homeless
Thursday, May 7, 2009 6:45 AM
Single-payer health care is back in the headlines as consumer groups advocate for universal health care, while HMOs and many doctors oppose it. Single-payer already exists for Americans 65 and older—it’s called Medicare. Plagued by fraud, it non...
Renaming the War on Terror
Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:56 AM
An unusual controversy popped up on Wednesday when the Washington Post reported that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was asking federal employees to stop using the Bush administration term “Global War on Terrorism.” OMB director Peter Or...
Leon Panetta Absolves CIA Torturers…Why?
Sunday, March 8, 2009 3:35 AM
On Thursday, CIA Director Leon Panetta sent an e-mail to CIA employees reassuring them that no one who engaged in torture would be held accountable as long as they were following orders. In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Clinton sig...
My First Hour as President
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:20 AM
After the Swearing-In Ceremony, I went straight to the Oval Office so that I could sign numerous Executive Orders that my staff had been preparing for weeks. But before I picked up my pen, I asked everyone to leave the room and to shut all the doo...
Inaugural Address
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:17 AM
In preparing my Inaugural Address, I took the liberty of reading all 55 such addresses that have been delivered since our nation was founded 220 years ago, as well as several farewell addresses. There is a lot of wisdom in these speeches, so I hop...
Obama Appointees
Friday, January 9, 2009 5:56 AM
As Barack Obama announces his choices for cabinet positions, agency heads and ambassadors, AllGov will provide profiles of each one to help Americans (and others) become familiar with the individuals who are running the U.S. government. The latest...
In Praise of George Bush
Thursday, November 27, 2008 3:09 AM
I don’t think that anyone would accuse me of being soft on George W. Bush. For example, I have argued that Bush should be indicted for violating the U.S. War Crimes Act. However, the man is not all bad. I believe that his lack of racism played a s...