Orhan Tarhan Archive
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AMERICAN INTERESTS IN TURKEY
Posted on February 2, 2009 | No CommentsPresident Obama requested that we, the citizens, suggest ideas of change for him to consider. This is a response to that request. Former president George W. Bush made many decisions... -
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION?
Posted on January 26, 2009 | No CommentsLast articles on the cost of universities have generated considerable interest on elementary, middle, and high school education. I wrote four articles on this subject since the beginning of these... -
MAKING AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AFFORDABLE -2-
Posted on January 7, 2009 | No CommentsMy last LETTER titled “Making American Universities Affordable” stirred a great deal of interest. I received four good comments. Because I want this subject better thought and researched, I decided... -
MAKING AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AFFORDABLE
Posted on December 17, 2008 | No CommentsIt was reported on December 3, 2008 in the media that the costs of the universities have been rising at more than twice the rate as the cost of living.... -
WHAT THE OBAMA GOVERNMENT MUST STRAIGHTEN UP – 2
Posted on December 2, 2008 | No CommentsTurkey is a “laic” republic. Laic is not the same thing as “secular”. Turkey has no national religion. Its constitution does NOT say that “Turkey’s religion is Islam”, although 98... -
WHAT THE OBAMA GOVERNMENT MUST STRAIGHTEN UP
Posted on November 16, 2008 | No CommentsOn November 4 the Democrats have won a big victory and a sort of mandate to straighten up the mess left from the Bush presidency and from the Bush years.... -
HOW TO VOTE IN NATIONAL ELECTIONS?
Posted on November 2, 2008 | No CommentsThis article discusses how one decides for whom to vote. Every voter oat to have some basic principles on how the government should be run. I believe that a government... -
T H E R O O T O F T H E C R I S I S
Posted on October 16, 2008 | No CommentsProblems and crises must be solved all the way to their roots, not superficially. Otherwise, they will recur with a vengeance. I do not see this being done in the... -
TURKEY, EUROPE, THE MILITARY, AND THE SECULARISTS
Posted on September 21, 2008 | No CommentsTurkey and Greece were invited at the same time to join the Common Market, which later became the European Union (EU). Greece accepted the invitation and is now one of...




