Robert L. Terrell

Why Occupy Wall Street Should Take Over the Republican Party

I am generally predisposed to vote for the Democratic Party, and I am always pleased when its candidates win at the polls. Nonetheless, I am becoming increasingly alarmed by the condition in which the Republican Party finds itself these days. Nothing better symbolizes the Grand Old Party’s virtual collapse as a coherent political [...]

Thoughts on the Gruesome Death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi

I have mixed feelings in response to yesterday’s gruesome, street side lynching of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.
The dictator, who would be Africa’s king, was slain under murky circumstances shortly after he was dragged like an animal from his last refuge. Rather than a palace, government ministry building, or fortified compound, the refuge was [...]

Playing With Fire: US Elites and Our Deteriorating Social Contract

The conservative elites who exercise definitive control over economic and political affairs here in the United States may well be dangerously overplaying their hand.
Apparently uncaring and oblivious to the needs of their less fortunate counterparts huddled far below them in the working classes, they are engaged in a full scale assault on the nation’s [...]

Tea Party Extremists Undermining the Nation’s Best Interests

This is clearly a perilous moment for the U.S. economy, largely due to the unprecedented activities of so-called “Tea Party” extremists.
Like much of the rest of the world, I watched with bated breath last week as Tea Party activists in the U.S. House of Representatives held the government hostage over the debt ceiling [...]

The Libyan Military Mission: Precursor to Geopolitical Transformation

Now that the U.S. and its closest allies are implementing a no-fly zone in Libya via U.N. authorization, critics are coming forth from various quarters questioning the wisdom of the mission. This is understandable, and to some extent, desirable. Whenever military action is enjoined, lives will be lost. And we have every responsibility to subject [...]