Examiner Columnist
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System D: Economic boats floating beneath the surface
Austin Bay
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
In 2011, China had a gross domestic product of $7.3 trillion dollars, second only to America's $15 trillion GDP output -- at least according to official data. In 2011, System D had a GDP of $10 trillion, though that imposing figure is utterly unofficial, by definition. System D doesn't...
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Austin Bay: Don't rush to judgment on Egypt's revolution
Austin Bay
Published: Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Egypt's Arab Spring revolution abounds with destructive ambitions and cruel ironies. But to label Egypt's revolution a failure, just two short years into a process involving drastic political change, is an act of extraordinary haste. Destructive ambitions, borne by ambitious men, and cruel...
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Austin Bay: Obama's rhetoric can't hide al-Qaida's war on the world
Austin Bay
Published: Wed, Jan 23, 2013
Four years ago, as his first term began, President Barack Obama ditched the name Global War on Terror (GWOT). Instead of fighting Al-Qaida-inspired terrorism around the world, the U.S. would conduct "overseas contingency operations" (OCO). Obama's act of oratorical magic -- poof, the global...