The Times (May 10)
Borrowing Nike’s slogan, The Times urges David Cameron and Nick Clegg to “just do it.” Creating a coalition government will bring risks, but these are far outweighed by the benefits. The two leaders “have a rare opportunity to reinvigorate their parties, to reset the terms of trade in British politics and to bring reformist zeal to the government of this country.”
Borrowing Nike’s slogan, The Times urges David Cameron and Nick Clegg to “just do it.” Creating a coalition government will bring risks, but these are far outweighed by the benefits. The two leaders “have a rare opportunity to reinvigorate their parties, to reset the terms of trade in British politics and to bring reformist zeal to the government of this country.”
Tags: Britain, David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Nike
Wall Street Journal (May 10)
Both the U.S. and South Korea “responded prudently and calmly” in the wake of the March sinking of a South Korean ship, which killed 46 sailors. With the investigation uncovering evidence of North Korean wrongdoing, a firm response is in order. A military strike is too risky, but the two countries can hold more vigorous joint military exercises, delay transfer of an operational command from the U.S. to South Korea, and pull out of the Six Party Talks. In addition, Seoul should suspend all economic cooperation and the U.N. Security Council should pass a resolution condemning North Korea. “Now is the time to demonstrate the strength of joint resolve, not weakness.”
Both the U.S. and South Korea “responded prudently and calmly” in the wake of the March sinking of a South Korean ship, which killed 46 sailors. With the investigation uncovering evidence of North Korean wrongdoing, a firm response is in order. A military strike is too risky, but the two countries can hold more vigorous joint military exercises, delay transfer of an operational command from the U.S. to South Korea, and pull out of the Six Party Talks. In addition, Seoul should suspend all economic cooperation and the U.N. Security Council should pass a resolution condemning North Korea. “Now is the time to demonstrate the strength of joint resolve, not weakness.”
Tags: North Korea, Security Council, South Korea, U.N., U.S.
Barron’s (May 8)
The BP oil disaster illustrates Murphy’s Law: everything going wrong at the worst possible time. With over 30,000 wells drilled, the Gulf of Mexico provides 30% of the energy produced in the U.S. Barron’s recently cheered Barack Obama when he pledged to open some new areas to offshore drilling. BP’s still unfolding catastrophe in the Gulf will, however, prompt calls to backtrack. Rare catastrophes will strike, “but restricting the development of the offshore-energy industry will not help the state or the country.”
The BP oil disaster illustrates Murphy’s Law: everything going wrong at the worst possible time. With over 30,000 wells drilled, the Gulf of Mexico provides 30% of the energy produced in the U.S. Barron’s recently cheered Barack Obama when he pledged to open some new areas to offshore drilling. BP’s still unfolding catastrophe in the Gulf will, however, prompt calls to backtrack. Rare catastrophes will strike, “but restricting the development of the offshore-energy industry will not help the state or the country.”
Tags: BP, Gulf of Mexico, Obama, Oil
