During the 2010 Women of Courage Awards, first lady Michelle Obama misspoke while thanking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Of late it’s been a tough time for those working to prevent genocide. Darfur has been off the world’s radar screen for months. Then there’s the poor Armenians.

As Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin put in place all the pieces that set up the economy for the disaster that we are now living through. He pushed legislation that weakened regulation of the financial sector; he cheered on a stock bubble that eventually grew to $10 trillion and he established an over-valued dollar as a matter of official policy.

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has failed to win Brazil’s support for more sanctions against Iran, with the Brazilian president warning the world not to “push Iran into a corner”.

William Jefferson Clinton LAW ‘73, the 42nd president of the United States, will address the class of 2010 at Class Day this May. An annual celebration of the graduation of the Yale College senior class, Class Day is marked by many traditions: a student reflection, creative hats — and a speech. Clinton, who spoke at Yale’s tercentennial in 2001 and at his 35th reunion in 2008, will return this spring to be the featured speaker.

Reading all of the headlines from magazines, blogs, newspapers and television an alien from another planet landing on earth this month would think the United States had a political system that had totally collapsed and was on life support. However, the problem is not really the system but the lack of strong and capable leaders at the present time.

First of all my sympathies to those in Chile who have lost their houses, their livelihoods, their family members, and their sense of stability. Last weekend’s earthquake was unquestionably damaging