As Rome was not built in a day, so democracy has never been established overnight.In 2013, political events in North Africa and Southeast Asia demonstrated yet again that the true democratization of a nation is not a quick and easy process. No, the elections in Egypt and Cambodia proved that the formation of a truly […]
A green power company, or not? Viridian Energy Inc. was founded in 2009 and claims to offer alternative green energy power plans at discount prices; they are also known as Viridian Responsible Energy, Viridian Network, LLC, Viridian Energy PA, LLC, Viridian Energy NY, LLC, Viridian Energy MD, LLC, Viridian Energy Ng, LLC. Viridian claims to […]
The world of literature and film seems to be tilted in favor of zombie and post-apocalyptic tales. With every episode of The Walking Dead I watch, I wonder if those people really have a clue how to survive the apocalypse. Seriously. Farmer Rick? Really? Though a real zombie apocalypse would probably never happen, I often […]
The Millenium Olympics i.e. The Sydney Olympics (2000) The new millennium certainly began on a very positive note in the sporting arena despite a setback in the business world due to the dot-com crash and the near upheaval caused due to the Y2K bug – the first positive note being the summer Olympics held during […]
Decoding the African Scientific Tradition The Stars of the Galactic Inner-Sanctum Lens, film, and amplifier circuit had not yet come to the aid of the old sky-clerks. Doubtless most of them lacked even the easy elegance of Algebra and geometry of the last millennium or two, but one resource they had in plenty, which modern […]
Spittoons, Common Household and Public Objects – Photos from the Golden Age of Spitting in America Between the mid-1800s and the 1930s, spittoons were as common in American households as pots and pans and as common in American public places as trash cans. Spitting in America was an accepted activity, and the production and maintenance […]
World Freedom Rankings by Freedom House According to its website, Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights. Freedom House was founded in 1941 by prominent Americans concerned with growing threats to peace and […]
Dr. Henry Kissinger For a huge variety of well justified reasons, Dr. Henry Kissinger is believed by millions to be one of the single most evil individuals still living, or to have ever lived. The problem with considering Dr. Kissenger as “evil” is that inside of each of us there is a little Dr. Kissinger […]
1. Reagan supplied weapons to our enemies Reagan armed Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war despite the fact that it was widely known Iraq was using chemical weapons in violation of International law. http://middleeast.about.com/od/thisdayinmideasthistory/ig/March-16-in-Mideast-History/Kurds-Bombed-in-Halabja.htm 2. Reagan ignored the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein, When the whole world condemned Saddam Hussein for using chemical weapons to kill […]
Are right-wing crazies, nutjobs, whackos worse than left-wing crazies? That’s a question I was asking myself. Turns out the answer was pretty easy. Republican insanity is much more vile and dangerous than left-wing insanity. Political whackos are all over the place these day. They’re all over the television and in our bookstores. But when you […]
At what point does wooing become predatory? Such sayings as “Faint heart never won fair lady” or “The course of true love never runs smooth” have sometimes served as self-justification for a level of pursuit which is now deemed stalking. Traditionally, girls were taught to play hard-to-get, based on the theory that her admirer might […]
In the United States the government is dependent on the ability of checks and balances to even out what one branch can do over another. In the early days of the Constitution it was not unheard of to see a weak president. This has nothing to do with opinion on the President’s ideals. This has […]