I've been fascinated with gargoyles since I was a kid. I took a high school trip to Europe, the 8 countries in 5 weeks kind of trip. Even then I coll….
In case you haven't noticed, a large wall is being built around the American people to ensure that they remain prisoner to the drug industry. It's ea….
War loses a great deal of its romance after a soldier has seen his first battle. I have a more vivid recollection of the first that the last one I wa….
We often confuse or loosely use the ideas of crony capitalism or neoliberalism to actually avoid using the word "capitalism", but once you've actuall….
I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body snatchers. Someti….
The national unity government is a necessity in this country and I am happy to serve it. We have negotiated for months to create a government, but Be….
When I decided to go to a country that subsidized music, I went to the Soviet Union for two years..
In a country like India, the British were only able to rule the country because it had completely co-opted the elite of the country, who did their wo….
Most Americans will be horrified that President Obama is compromising our deterrent to chemical and biological attacks on this country. Our allies wi….
Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing Am….
The aging and decreasing population is a serious problem in many developed countries today. In Japan's case, these demographic changes are taking pla….
During the past two decades, inflation has fallen to a low level in major industrial countries..
The direct investment of Japanese businesses to East Asian economies accelerates the reallocation of their production bases. Consequently, between Ja….
One night I walked out of the church when the priest said that we should never have fought the Revolutionary war and every war was bad. It was 4th of….
Climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will impact how ….
We know taxes slow down economic growth, so if you add a carbon tax you have to also minus other taxes. You can't take more money out of people's poc….
What country is stabler than Iran? Where else in the world would an assassinated prime minister be so quickly replaced?.
So when people ask Galbraith, why is the change in marijuana laws important to the people of this country, because it returns to the people the right….
No man succeeds without faith. Whether you call it religious faith or label it something else. I don't feel anything worthwhile is accomplished witho….
When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it..
What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the p….