Politics
My President is a good son of a bad family
By Dele Oluwole · 13 years ago
"Democracy is an impossible thing until the power is shared by all, but let not democracy degenerate into mobocracy" - Gandhi
As a Nigerian, before I share my pain with you let it be known ...
When the heart sings and dances
By Robert Whittle · 13 years ago
The second international dance and song competition Art Premier has come to an end in Kyiv. The strict jury didn’t give the grand prize in the singing nomination to anyone, while the students of the ...
Welfare vs. Charity
By Edward Mrkvicka, Jr. · 13 years ago
A favorite political tactic of the Left is to shout "hypocrisy" every time someone from the Religious Right expresses an opinion regarding welfare that is not in keeping with liberal orthodoxy that endorses cradle to ...
Balanced Budget: Theory vs Reality
By Lee Eldridge · 13 years ago
I've long made a joke that credit cards are evil. But that's not true. When a person who is responsible with their money uses them responsibly, they are not evil at all. Try renting a ...
It's Time for a Budget Surplus Again
By Lee Eldridge · 13 years ago
A showdown is looming in Washington. And it's all about debt.
Just to put this into perspective, our national debt stands at about $14 trillion. According to the national debt clock on brilling.com, the debt ...
Bill C-23 Proposing Suspension of Criminal Records in Lieu of Pardons
By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago
Erasing a criminal record in Canada may become tougher with the drafting and introduction of a new Act into Parliament. Bill C-23, titled "Eliminating Pardons for Serious Crimes Act" is the proposed amendment to the ...
Peter Orszag's early life
By Lori Baxter · 13 years ago
Peter Orszag, the famous American economist and currently the vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup, has a long professional history, and after being born in Lexington, Massachusetts has ascended from success to success. Prior ...
Pardons Are a Privilege Not a Right in Canada
By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago
It may just be that the Canadian justice system could include more people in the process of rehabilitation and reform by seeing that they are guided through the pardon system and motivated to become productive ...
Why do 1 in 5 Americans perceive Obama as a Muslim?
By Atasi Hazra · 13 years ago
US President has turned up a hornet’s nest with his suggestion that a mosque be built on ground zero where the twin towers of the World Trade Center existed in New York. Now speculations are ...
The Event: The cause and effect of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
By Free Robert · 13 years ago
On January 8, a shot targeted at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has caused that at least 6 people were killed and 13 injured.And compared with the shooting two years ago in the US, this time occurred ...
Why CSR alliances with local government is more important than a weak COP16 pact in a new age of austerity
By Philip Monaghan · 13 years ago
As expectations for a solution still at an all time lows the dust settles on the latest round of climate negotiations at COP16 (UN Climate Change Convention, Cancun) with world , it is timely for ...
Will Health Care Reform Be Repealed In 2011?
By Elliot Bigman · 13 years ago
That is the question, in a bid to flex their new won muscle the first attack of the year by the Republicans will be on the Healthcare Reform Bill passed last year. But can the ...
Missouri's Proposition B is Bad for Business
By John Smith · 13 years ago
"Shall Missouri law be amended to:
-require large-scale dog breeding operations to provide each dog under their care with sufficient food, clean water, housing and space; necessary veterinary care; regular exercise and adequate rest between ...
NHS Locums and the Great Healthcare Debate
By Meredith Herminosity · 13 years ago
The recent criticism of the increase in the amount spent on locum doctors by the NHS over the last two years and the subsequent speculation over whether or not patient care has suffered as a ...
Kanye West Says Bush is not a Racist – What Do You Think?
By Team Afro · 14 years ago
A couple of days ago on the Today Show Kanye West, one of the most outspoken black men in America, was interviewed by Matt Lauer and was asked to apologize to George Bush for calling ...
What Motivates the Tea Party? Fear of a Black Planet
By Team Afro · 14 years ago
Tea Party Pundits
Before we can talk about what the tea party is scared of we must first define who the tea party is. Contrary to misconceptions perpetrated by the media, the tea party is ...
How We Lost America :: A Brief History in Ten Points
By Bruce Arnold · 14 years ago
Preface: For anyone of predominantly White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (i.e. European) heritage to bemoan "How We Lost America" is the height of hypocrisy. But for the sake of the Cherokee blood in my veins mixed with ...
John Olshefski Runoff, Huntsville City Council District 3
By John Olshefski · 14 years ago
For more information about John Olshefski's Campaign for Huntsville City Council and his position on South Huntsville issues visit:
http://www.voteolshefski.com
http://voteolshefski.blogspot.com
Hey Everyone,
Much has been going on this last week of the campaign. We ...
John Olshefski Huntsville City Council Candidate talking points
By John Olshefski · 14 years ago
http://voteolshefski.blogspot.com/ and http://www.voteolshefski.com/
John Olshefski: Short Bio
With nearly 30 years of executive experience in service to our country and more recently with the Tennessee Valley communities and businesses, John Olshefski will bring his passion ...
Fascism in Today’s Political Spectrum
By Derrick Anderson · 14 years ago
Fascism is commonly placed on the far right of today's political spectrum when it is described. Despite this, most scholars agree that influences by the left and right contributed to its development.
Italian Fascism was ...