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Last update: 20:44 | 17.12.09

I wonder if those on the left who are critical of President Obama’s decision to send more American troops into Afghanistan have seriously considered what might happen if America simply pulled out of the country. Do they honestly think the Taliban insurgency

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 16:51 | 10.12.09

This week I want to applaud President Obama for his dealings over what America should do in Afghanistan. While I have no idea if his new strategy for the country will succeed, I think he has made the best and most moral decision possible under the circumstances.

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 13:44 | 12.11.09

The first week of November brought with it mid-term elections for members of the US House of Representatives, who must run for Congress every two years, as well as polls for smaller positions throughout the country. In contrast to last year’s Presidential

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 09:26 | 05.11.09

Last week I said that I agreed with the concept that actions speak louder than words. Many of those who disagreed with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama have cited the same to support their views. But while I have a great deal of respect

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 04:24 | 22.10.09

Back in the States, the reaction of many political pundits to our President’s Nobel Peace Prize has been anything but congratulatory. Conservative talk show demagogues even went so far as to make comments that if uttered by a liberal or Democrat would

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 02:48 | 17.09.09

As many of you are aware, I am a lifelong member of the US Republican Party. I joined the party while I was still in high school – before I was even allowed to legally vote. And through the years I have raised money for and campaigned on behalf of numerous

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 15:59 | 10.09.09

Whereas John and Robert Kennedy possessed formidable oratorical skills and relished political campaigning like their maternal grandfather, Honey Fitz, Ted Kennedy was more like his other grandfather PJ. Ted also had excellent oratorical skills, but he was much

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 13:35 | 03.09.09

I had originally planned to write about something else this week, but I was stopped in my tracks when I heard news of the death of an American political icon, Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy. As I write this, the ‘Last Lion in the Senate’ is being

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 13:00 | 27.08.09

While I know some sceptics still remain out there, the world is already beginning to suffer the ill effects of climate change due to rising global temperatures. The only real question is how long we as consumers, as well as our political leaders, will wait before

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 01:52 | 13.08.09

Even though I still plan to attend the UN Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, I don’t really expect any effective agreement to cut carbon emissions to result from it. And even without the current recession, the situation would

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 17:32 | 06.08.09

In previous weeks I’ve discussed some of the reasons why we must take more individual responsibility in addressing climate change. But I am also painfully aware that there is only so much that we can do as individuals. Much more must be done by the world’s

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 13:04 | 30.07.09

Turning out the lights, lowering the thermostat and buying more energy efficient appliances represent only minor tweaks to our daily living to reduce our carbon emissions. But parking our cars at home and taking public transport to work or school embodies a

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 12:50 | 23.07.09

I could be wrong, but thus far evidence suggests that precious few of us are willing to change our lifestyles in an effort to undo the environmental damage we are causing. The response from most people to the idea of adding carbon taxes to the cost of the petrol,

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 17:54 | 16.07.09

Many of us can – and do – blame our political leaders for failing to take more concrete steps to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels for energy. But before you do, stop for a moment to ask yourself: how active have you been in supporting politicians

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 12:09 | 09.07.09

I believe that inherent in all of us, there is a basic sense of right and wrong. Granted, there may be a few exceptions, such as sociopaths and psychopaths who are seemingly devoid of any sense of guilt for their actions, but for the most part we know

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 15:51 | 02.07.09

Moral absolutism is a belief that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of their context or the circumstances surrounding them. Adherents of this belief, by and large, are people who truly feel that there are certain principles which should

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 16:15 | 25.06.09

While I concluded last week by saying that erasing huge budget deficits will become the biggest political issue of the coming decade in the US and Europe, that doesn’t mean I believe this will be the biggest issue for the whole world – that, I believe,

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Charles Laffiteau's Bigger Picture

Last update: 13:01 | 18.06.09

Based on most news reports, people want to pin the blame for the global recession either on greedy US bankers, risky sub-prime mortgage lending practices, a lack of government regulations, or some combination of the three. But I view these as mere symptoms rather

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