Monthly Archives: December 2008
What Year Of The Woman?
During an interview last week, a reporter with one of the top international media outlets mentioned to me that 2008 was being referred to as the “year of the woman.” Well, I told her, we already had our Year of the Woman back in 1992—spurred on by the televised testimony of Anita Hill being savaged […]
Beyond the Battlefield: Obama Cabinet Takes on Human Security
Mumbai’s devastation came to American airwaves just as the Obama administration prepared to unveil its national security team. As I watched the images of burning buildings and police standoffs, I was reminded of a little-known parallel in our nation’s own history: a time early in Janet Napolitano’s career as governor of Arizona, when she was […]