Al Kaltman
Al Kaltman is a political science professor who teaches a leadership studies course at George Washington University. He is the author of Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant.
Most Recent Articles by Al Kaltman:
False Narratives: Failure to distinguish between the legal immigrant and the illegal alien
• Remittances to Mexico
• Incentive for illegal aliens living in the U.S. to return to their home country
• Incentive for illegal aliens living in the U.S. to return to their home country
Threatening to close the border with Mexico would be a bold step, but it’s time to stop begging Mexico to act responsibly. What’s needed now is some tough love.
Leadership Lessons from Trump’s Cancellation of His London Trip
January 18, 2018
If Secretary Tillerson and Assistant Secretary Risch want to be sure that the Foreign Service Officers serving in our consulates around the world are carrying out the Trump administration’s policies, then unannounced on-site audits are a necessary f
The Right Way to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
March 27, 2017
A bill to repeal Obamacare and replace it with state managed assigned health insurance plans would fit on just a few pages
Trump’s Travel Ban and the Protests—A Reality Check
February 5, 2017
A 90 day prohibition is a sensible precaution, and it is regrettable that that those protesting Trump's temporary ban on immigration from seven Muslim majority nations are so blinded by their hatred for the President that they fail to see that
It wasn’t the Russians—they wanted Hillary not Trump
January 7, 2017
What an honest journalist might ask is if the Russians had really been trying to influence the US presidential election and help Donald Trump win, then why didn’t they release all of the emails that Hillary Clinton deleted from her private server?
When you do successfully steal the election, act surprised and express faith in the judgment of the American people. Chide your opponent for being a sore loser.
Republicans, especially those Party leaders who refused to support Trump and their foolish followers who failed to vote for him, will have no one to blame but themselves
Donald Trump’s stance on illegal immigration
August 30, 2015
His diagnosis is correct, but the treatment he is proposing is unrealistic
Illegal immigration issue is a timely reminder
Mrs. Clinton is likely to not only be guilty of mishandling classified information but also of public corruption as well
The Lies of Hillary
Ulysses S. Grant and Barack Obama: A study in opposites
April 8, 2015
Ulysses S. Grant was a better general than he was a president. But by comparison to Barack Obama, his performance in the White House was stellar. Grant made mistakes, but he learned from his mistakes.
A Work of Fiction: President Hillary Clinton
March 23, 2015
Does the Constitution prevent Hillary from naming Bill as her vice presidential running mate?
Hillary Clinton Responds to Questions about Her Emails…
March 13, 2015
It Depends on What the Meaning of the Words “Classified”, “Is” and “Work Related” Are
Everybody Does It: Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Refrain
March 10, 2015
Benghazi: So Americans died And about the attack she lied
Whether you call it Islamic extremism or Islamic fundamentalism, the goal of all true believers is the same: the submission of all of the world's peoples to Allah
When fear of reprisal is the reason why British news outlets censor themselves, then the nation is no longer free, the battle against Islamic fanaticism has already been lost
The Democrats first rejected HillaryCare, but then gave Americans ObamaCare
Craven cowardice is despicable in any news organization, but especially when it is displayed by the premier news organization of a nation that so prizes individual liberty
To Islamist demands, the British media submits
January 10, 2015
In response to the killing of the journalists at the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, the British media shows their true colors, and they are all shades of yellow
Our two faced friends: the Saudis, Qataris and other Gulf Arabs
September 2, 2014
Stop funding and propagating the “poisonous and extremist ideology”
Hillary Clinton: The Light Princess
August 12, 2014
Hillary Clinton was a failure as the manager of the State Department, America's top diplomat. Sadder still given her inept performance as Secretary of State, people are hoping she will run for president
When the President has no respect for the laws he has sworn to faithfully execute, the most nightmarish of scenarios become possible
A state attorney general investigation is the long way around to get at the truth, but properly conducted it can get to the bottom of this, whereas all the Congressional bleating in the world cannot
The Unimpeachable President
June 22, 2014
Obama promised that he would ignore Congress. He has kept that promise and he will continue to keep it to the detriment of American people, and the Constitution he swore to protect and defend
Whipping Our Universities into Shape
May 19, 2014
The Obama Administration’s Selective Approach to Free Speech
Barack Obama Dreams of Ed Miliband
January 29, 2014
You do not raise the living standards of the poor and the lower middle class by tearing down the rich and the upper middle class
Syria: The Unanswered Questions
September 10, 2013
No matter how Obama and Kerry parse the words they are asking the Congress to declare war on Syria