Benjamin Jowett once wrote, "The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit of doing them." This was the secret of Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's … more
When George W. Bush's campaign leaked his economic plan to the press recently, the lucky recipients were forced to accept a special condition: Any reporter who wanted to see it had to agree not to share the details with other campaigns or, more importantly, outside analysts. "This is between you, me, and … more
Anyone who has followed America's culture wars of the
past few decades can be excused for thinking that the process of assimilation is a thing
of the past. Right-wing nativists have been chanting their mantra that contemporary
immigrants are actively resisting mainstream culture and will never integrate. Left-wing
multiculturalists and ethnic nationalists have been insisting that today's immigrants
should not be expected to adopt the… more
Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi arrives in Washington today for
the first official visit by a Japanese prime minister in 12 years. Other official visits
have been planned but none of Japan's many prime ministers over the last decade has lasted
in office long enough to make the trip.
