Oldtime revolutionary lore

14 years ago

One key point is nonviolent discipline, not because of the moral requirement but because it will make the demonstrations more…

Haste makes waste

14 years ago

But there is a lot of experience out there to suggest that haste makes waste, especially in matters of constitutional…

My debut on bloggingheads

14 years ago

My debut on bloggingheads

Maliki ueber alles?

14 years ago

We shouldn't leap to conclusions, but I certainly hope the U.S. embassy in Baghdad is letting the Prime Minister know…

Egyptian army scraps constitution, keeps cabinet

14 years ago

I'd bet on a new cabinet, which really is needed to ensure that the subsequent phases move in the right…

The army begins to fill in the blanks

14 years ago

you have to wonder what will happen with the secret police, judges, jailers, torturers and others who were pillars of…

What a day!

14 years ago

There is at least a year ahead of difficult transition, and more likely several years. It will sometimes be hard…

Now it means something

14 years ago

It looks as if this is going down the non-constitutional path, but the role of Omar Suleiman is not yet…

Stress reveals the best and the worst

14 years ago

Stress brings out interesting things in both people and institutions. Egypt is under stress these days. What has been revealed?

Another big Friday: can Mubarak hang on?

14 years ago

Can Mubarak survive? I suppose anything is possible in this wild world, but I would also put my personal chips…