Posts by Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler
About Dave Schuler
Over the years Dave Schuler has worked as a martial arts instructor, a handyman, a musician, a cook, and a translator. He's owned his own company for the last thirty years and has a post-graduate degree in his field. He comes from a family of politicians, teachers, and vaudeville entertainers. All-in-all a pretty good preparation for blogging. He has contributed to OTB since November 2006 but mostly writes at his own blog, The Glittering Eye, which he started in March 2004.

Is Egypt Irrelevant?

Does interest in Egypt make the same sense it did 30 years ago?

Congrega Ut Regnes

Baby, Come Back

The End of the Affair

To maintain growth China needs to consider its priorities.

U. S. Aid to Egypt Is Complicated

The complicated issues surrounding U.S. aid to Egypt.

The Tiger or the Tiger: What’s Ahead for Egypt?

There is either a military government or an Islamist one in Egypt’s future.

Remember Libya?

Libya continues to teeter on the brink of chaos.

Water, Poverty, and Saber-Rattling in North Africa

As if the region didn’t have enough problems.

The Violence in England and Sweden

What’s going on in England and Sweden?

Before

The Moore, Oklahoma neighborhood as it was before the tornado.

French Dip

The French economy has drifted into recession for the second time in four years.

The Hazards of Red Lines

Has Bashar al-Assad crossed the red line drawn by President Obama? And does it matter?

War on Terror Status Report

Walter Russell Mead presents his sitrep of the War on Terror.

Boom

North Korea has conducted its third test of a nuclear weapon.

Why We Won’t Be Leaving Afghanistan Any Time Soon

Basically, it’s inconsistent with the strategy.

Heading Off the Stupidest War

Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?

Green Eyeshade War

Will a disagreement over accounting rules increase the bad feelings between China and the U. S.?

Why Pick On China?

Romney’s Middle East Policy Op-Ed

Where’s the beef?

Iran in the News

Some troubling, sad, and downright puzzling stories

Michael Yon: I Told You So

The massacre of civilians in Afghanistan was foreseen.

Ratcheting Up the Rhetoric…

Is the rhetoric in the war of words between the U. S. and Iran ratcheting up?

Mitt Romney Is Not Convincing Me

Mitt Romney outlines his plan for dealing with Iran.

A Flawed Legal Argument

Peter Berkowitz has presented a flawed legal argument for attacking Iran.

Just Rattle the Saber More Loudly

Will louder threats move the Iranian regime to back down?

Wisecrack of the Day

Get Serious

Is the United States a serious country? Should we be?

The Drumbeat to War With Iran: Take a Stand

We need to have opinions on a subject as serious as war with Iran.