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Category Archives: Archive
50 years later: A reflection on the Farewell Address
I’ve always found it rather haunting to watch old footage of my grandfather, Dwight Eisenhower, giving his televised farewell address to the nation on Jan. 17, 1961.
Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
In the wake of President Obama’s decision to abandon Yucca Mountain, the site selected to serve as the nation’s spent nuclear fuel repository, the President directed Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to put together a Blue Ribbon Commission.
Reflections on the past: Remembering Andrei Sakharov
As the holiday season gets underway, the Washington political scene has been busier than ever.
The passing of three American giants
The last few weeks have seen the passing of some great American figures: Robert McNamara, Walter Cronkite and Frank McCourt.
65th Anniversary of D-Day
All of us are witnesses to history in the making. Yet our current events are inextricably intertwined with the past.
Sky News interview: Obama’s first foreign trip
President Barack Obama’s first foreign trip made headlines all over the world. To provide some analysis, especially on his meeting with Russian President Dimitri Medvedev, I gave an interview to Adam Boulton, Sky News Political Editor.
Meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Last week I was one of a handful of Americans who met with Russian President Dimitri Medvedev at the Kremlin.
Why the Grid matters: Visiting American Electric Power
For nearly ten years I have been involved in nuclear energy issues, and I have always found value in taking field trips, traveling to the places that have direct relevance to the issues.
Blackout!!
Some of memories’ most vivid stamps are those pressed by personal experience in times of big moment—occasions when one feels a part of history in some distant but intimate way.