Your Talk Is Big, Sir, But Your Act Is Small

From Libya to Ebola, Obama Administration Talks Big But Acts Small, Newsday, October 19, 2014. "The Obama administration has responded to the Ebola epidemic by talking big. It does that well. From the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti to Syria's use of chemical weapons in 2013, the administration has made a lot of splashy responses. But making a splash isn't the same as being serious."

Call It What It Is: A War

Hashtags No Substitute for Strategy, Newsday, May 18, 2014. "We are being led to believe that helping Nigeria is a mission of mercy. But we are actually taking sides in a religious war. And while we are right to side against Islamist terror, we are publicly entering this war, which the administration is not eager to explain, simply because taking visible action can be sold as easy, popular and humane. The problems of Nigeria and its neighbors are too serious to be treated so casually."