Gene C Gerard

Gene C. Gerard has taught history, religion, and ethics for 14 years at several colleges in the Southwest and is a contributing author to the forthcoming book “Americans at War,” by Greenwood Press. He writes a political blog for the progresive world news website OrbStandard

Articles by Author

10 January 2006
Another unqualified Bush appointment
Gene C Gerard
Last week President Bush took advantage of Congress’ holiday recess to appoint Ellen Sauerbrey as the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and...
20 July 2005
The Record of Judge John Roberts
Gene C Gerard
President Bush has nominated Judge John Roberts to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1979, Mr....
08 July 2005
The Economy Turned the Corner and Is Headed in the Wrong Direction
Gene C Gerard
Throughout the presidential campaign last fall, one of Mr. Bush’s favorite stump lines was “The economy has turned the corner.” Presumably, this was the best (...
01 July 2005
Turkey is Not a Role Model for the Middle East
Gene C Gerard
In recent weeks President Bush has given several speeches promoting Turkey as the type of democracy that Iraq and Afghanistan should strive to emulate. Mr....
17 June 2005
Violations of Civil Liberties are an American Tradition
Gene C Gerard
President Bush is currently lobbying Congress to reauthorize portions of the Patriot Act that are scheduled to expire. While the Patriot Act contains...
03 May 2005
Appeals Court Nominee Janice Rogers Brown Merits the Filibuster
Gene C Gerard
In 2003, President Bush nominated California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Courts of Appeals.  However, due to her ultra-conservative...

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