If sometimes, weighed down with the complexities of uneasy empire, we perchance wonder if America could be freedom’s fading star, it’s somewhat reassuring to realize that the nation is so young it still does not recognize the existence of Americans. Even the Indians don’t completely get the nod, because they’re still camped out on …
A Government backed study funded by the Department for Education and Skills located in the United Kingdom has revealed that schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils. The study found that some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust …
The following article about beliefs is just an expression of my thoughts. It is certainly not definitive. In my opinion, we live our life on the basis of beliefs. We, literally live in a huge belief system. So seamlessly integrated (into our world) are some beliefs that most people assume that they are natural …
Where does starvation exist in the world today? What are some of the causes of world hunger? Are citizens of developed countries donating monetarily to the ongoing relief efforts? In this article I will address these questions with the hope that by creating an understanding of the current world hunger situation, morally conscious individuals …
The arrival of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) portends rising local prices and a culture shock. Many of their leaders live in plush apartments, or five star hotels, drive SUV’s, sport $3000 laptops and PDA’s. They earn a two figure multiple of the local average wage. They are busybodies, preachers, critics, do-gooders, and professional altruists. Always …
Auschwitz was the most notorious of the Nazi labor camps in WWII. There, a man or woman could expect at any moment to be sent to the gas chambers, used for medical experiments or given a phenol injection to the heart which would cause death in 15 seconds. If lucky, they would instead be …
In stopping terrorism there are many different variables that can affect the outcome but when fighting terrorism the only way to win is to fight it to the end. Many people think that terrorists feel they have been wronged by something or someone and that giving them something will end the fight be it …
Many Americans feel that marijuana is helping fund the war on terror, but making a war on drugs and keeping marijuana illegal has not stopped millions of Americans from smoking pot everyday. So what is the answer? First, why is marijuana still illegal in many states? In the 1930’s William Randolph Hearst, who had …
I know you hate tax. Everyone hates tax. You work every week, do a few extra hours and see a chunk of it taken away in taxes. It doesn’t seem worth it. Why should you work those extra hours just to be taxed at a higher rate and never see any benefit? Minimizing tax …
More important than proving perfection on your party’s side, is a willingness to seek out the mistakes and correct them; to improve; to monitor your integrity. In the face of the opposition bashing away and looking for any sign of weakness it is tempting to deny any fault at all, but it is still …