Today Bolivia is holding a controversial referendum on what to do with its recently discovered reserve of natural gas. The issue last year caused radicals to oust their President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. Vice-President Carlos Mesa took over, and his strategy is to put the issue to the people in a vote, albeit a cunningly crafted one. The issue is essentially a stand-off between indigenous Bolivians (Aymaran and Quechua-speaking people) who make up a majority of 8.5 million Bolivians, and th...

I mentioned awhile back that I was moderating a group called KerrySpace, which discussed ideas for John Kerry's Space Policy. Over the past two days, for some reason membership has skyrocketed (no pun intended) to over 150 members. Included in our ranks are several respresentatives of major national space advocacy groups, as well as a Kerry for President staffer who is working on his space policy officially. To get involved, or just listen in, visit our Yahoo Group Website . Also, I will ...

This morning I flipped on C-SPAN a little bit early to hear President Bush's address to the General Assembly of the United Nations. To my benefit, I got to hear Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, give his speech, who went right before Bush. As I listened to his words, I couldn't help but feel inspired. He painted a sad but true picture of the world and the problems we faced. He addressed terrorism, but he did not focus on it, invoking the words of FDR, "The only thing we need ...