Articles Posted by Ralph E. Stone

I was born in Massachusetts; graduated from Middlebury College and Suffolk Law School; served as an officer in the Vietnam war; retired from the Federal Trade Commission (consumer and antitrust law); travel extensively with my wife Judi; and since retirement involved in domestic violence prevention and consumer issues.

  • Swine Flu Conspiracy Theories

    by Ralph E. Stone on May 03, 2009 | 5 Comments

    A medic wearing protective gear attends to a sick child carried by her mother in the  emergency area where people with swine flu-like symptoms are checked at the naval  hospital in Mexico City, Friday May…

    Posted in Opinion

  • Israel and the United Nations Conference on Racism

    by Ralph E. Stone on Apr 22, 2009 | 4 Comments

    Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the Durban Review Conference on racism at the UN European headquarters in Geneva. (Reuters Photo) By Ralph E. Stone April 22, 2009 On Monday, at the United Nations Racism Conference…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Somali Piracy

    by Ralph E. Stone on Apr 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

    Suspected pirates keep their hands in the air as directed by sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) (not shown), in the Gulf of Aden, February 11, 2009. A multinational naval force…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • What About the U.S. Drug Demand?

    by Ralph E. Stone on Mar 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force By Ralph E. Stone March 30, 2009 Recently, President Obama promised to send more money, technology, and manpower to help Mexico fight the drug cartels. This is not just foreign…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Some Background on U.S.-Iran Relations

    by Ralph E. Stone on Mar 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

    A mural on the perimeter wall of the US Embassy in Tehran speaks to anti-US sentiment in Iran. Photo via France24 By Ralph E. Stone March 23, 2009 On March 20, on the eve of…

    Posted in News, Opinion, Politics

  • Poor AIG

    by Ralph E. Stone on Mar 19, 2009 | 3 Comments

    By Ralph E. Stone March 19, 2009 Last month President Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus package into law, a short-term political victory of sorts for the President. The President at that time was, and…

    Posted in News, Opinion, Politics

  • Our Deadliest Export

    by Ralph E. Stone on Mar 17, 2009 | 7 Comments

    Weapons seized in Mexico include 18 US made M-16 assault rifles, at least one equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher, several M-4 carbines, 17 handguns of various calibers, over 200 magazines for different weapons,…

    Posted in News, Opinion