A few days ago I saw on CNN an interview with a woman who has lived in Libya for several years. She is no fan of Moammar Gadhafi.

Last night I had a call from a friend in the United States. In the midst of our long conversation, I mentioned my disgust at the manner in which Bin Laden had been buried.

Dear Friend: Recently you wrote indicating that you are thinking about moving to Venezuela and asked for my advice. Let me give you some questions for your consideration.

Last Memorial Day (2010), I once again had the privilege of running in the 10K race in Boulder, Colorado—the Bolder Boulder.

In recent days I heard a CNN reporter refer to the U.S. policy in Egypt as a balancing act between American ideals and economic interests. Maybe so. But the U.S. also had another interest in Egypt: torture.

WikiLeaks has just let us know that the U.S. government was interested in the mental health of Argentina’s president, Cristina Kirchner. It will be interesting to see what they want to know about Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chávez, but I can tell them one thing: he’s crazy.

I will be in the United States for the next few weeks and will be making a series of presentations. Come if you can. The following are open to the public.

Staring—somewhere over the Caribbean Ocean (Written October 4, 2010) One of my sisters told me recently of a friend who is in a rest home. She said that all her friend does is simply stare all day long.

A month has now passed since the September 26 elections in Venezuela for the National Assembly. But a few days ago I received an e-mail asking if I could clarify a bit what happened. Here are a some observations that might be helpful in understanding the results.