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Why Are Politicians Corrupt?
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Most politicians bend the laws of the land and steal money or solicit bribes because they need the funds to support networks of patronage. Others do it in order to reward their nearest and dearest or to maintain a lavish lifestyle when their politica ...
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By Sam Vaknin Hits: 24649
[Commentary]
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Intellectual Property - Engaging with China
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China is well entrenched in the global marketplace, but with Chinese piracy reported at 90 percent, it's the third least friendly country for protecting intellectual property (IP).
China's accession into the World Trade Organization st ...
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By Paul Ward Hits: 26835
[Current Events]
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Solving the Immigration Problem:
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Nothing President Bush said last night (5/15/06) will have any real impact on illegal immigration. I hate to criticize the President but that¡¯s my professional opinion. I have several payroll companies that prepare payroll for businesses around the c ...
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By Charles Read Hits: 15606
[Current Events]
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Neo-Containment for a Nuclear Iran
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As anyone who has opened a newspaper or watched the news over the past few years knows, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been pursuing nuclear capability. Iran¡¯s government insists its only goal is to develop nuclear power plants that would not threa ...
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By Jason Vines Hits: 29811
[Current Events]
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Bizarre Flag Facts ¨C Q & As
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Test your Patriotic Knowlege of the American Flag:
Question: Is it ok to fly the American Flag upside down?
Answer: The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extr ...
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By nan Hits: 5680
[History]
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Should Illegal Immigrants be Allowed?
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As the nation sputters forward into a new problem of illegal immigrants, neo-conservatism and budget crisis we must wonder what to make of it all. The signals are confusing.
On the one hand we have illegal immigrants who have had to h ...
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By Murad Ali Hits: 13987
[Current Events]
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Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
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This has made Bhutan one of the highest per capita refugee generators in the world due to the implementation of the ¡°Driglam Namzha¡± (Cultural Code of the Ruling Elite) with a "One Nation, One People" policy which imposed the language, dress code, an ...
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By GuideMeGreen Hits: 26176
[Current Events]
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Oil Shortgages - A Solution
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Many of us remember the oil shortages of the late seventies. They caused more than just the inconvenience of occasional gasoline rationing. Several elderly people actually died in the New York City area because of a lack of heating oil. Some people t ...
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By Steve Gillman Hits: 3333
[History]
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The Inertia of Power
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I hate it when Saddam Hussein gets proved to be right ...
Buried in all his pre-invasion bluster was a promise that Iraqis would give the Americans 'another Viet Nam' if they tried to occupy the country. To many, this sounded like just ...
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By J Square Humboldt Hits: 27570
[Commentary]
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Wanted: And It Had Better Be Alive!
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Pakistan did the USA a favor recently ...
All they got for it was a surprise rocket attack on their own soil.
The situation is well-explained by London's Sunday Telegraph in its 29 Jan 06 edition:
Pakistan ...
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By J Square Humboldt Hits: 1983
[Commentary]
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Wahabism the Evil roots of Muslim Terrorism
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Writing about Wahabism and Salafi-Islam, could fill many books. I will however in this article, try to make clear why it is of tremendous importance in our time. Both movements are considered as the origin of Islamic terrorism. A lot of recent Islami ...
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By Robert Maegh Hits: 8659
[History]
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