Haviland Smith


  • Guest editorial: Democracy, autocracy and the U.S.A.

    Guest editorial: Democracy, autocracy and the U.S.A.

    The major issue here is that democracies, where they exist, are open to every conceivable crazy political idea. Autocracies, however, are open only to ideas that are approved…

  • Community forum: Cold War kept nations in check

    Community forum: Cold War kept nations in check

    The world today would almost certainly be far better off if it were playing by the rules that governed the Cold War.

  • Opinion: Where is the world headed?

    Opinion: Where is the world headed?

    If you look carefully and objectively at the world today, you may be able to perceive that we are approaching a crossroad: Do we want to continue our…

  • Opinion: Middle East policy revisited

    Given the growing potential for broad conflict now existing in the Middle East, it might be worthwhile to look at that region in terms of past U.S. foreign…

  • Guest editorial: Can we minimize mass murder?

    Guest editorial: Can we minimize mass murder?

    Recent repeated instances of terrorist mass murder in our country have made it mandatory that we enact legislation to fix the issue and ultimately save our society as…

  • Guest editorial: Russia’s American president

    Guest editorial: Russia’s American president

    There is absolutely no way to explain much of what President Trump does nationally or internationally, largely because he changes his mind so often on so many things. What…