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United States & Canada None Dare Call It News Coverage
Prof. Barry Rubin - 12/29/2008
I realized something important when reading a relatively marginal feature story from the Associated Press. What's Next for the Fed: The People's National Bank?
Prof. Peter Morici - 12/29/2008
The Federal Reserve has cut the federal funds rate and its short-term lending rate to banks to near zero, but those moves have done little to unlock credit markets. Conventional mortgage money and business loans remain too scarce, as regional banks, which are the arteries and capillaries of our credit system, remain short of loanable funds. Passing the Iraq Baton to Barack Obama
Kenneth M. Pollack - 12/29/2008
All across America, people increasingly seem to believe that the war in Iraq is won. Republicans proclaim it triumphantly. Democrats acknowledge it grudgingly and then try to change the subject to Afghanistan. Bush Auto Plan Will Test Obama's Union Loyalties
Prof. Peter Morici - 12/22/2008
President Bush has agreed to lend GM and Chrysler $17.4 billion on the condition these firms complete a plan to accomplish financial viability. Invisible Victims: Wikipedia Still Has No Page Devoted to the Winchester Atrocity
Prof. Nicholas Stix - 12/18/2008
On October 15, the tortured corpses of newlyweds, Marine Sgt. Jan Pawel Pietrzak, 24, and Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak, 26, were found in their Winchester, CA home. Mrs. Pietrzak had been gang-raped, and husband and wife had each been bound, gagged, and shot, execution-style, in the back of the head. Twelve Years of Iranian lobby
Hassan Daioleslam - 12/18/2008
A few weeks ago, on November 18th, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) held a conference in the Hart Senate building. A group of lawmakers, former diplomats and Iran experts gathered to indirectly advise the President elect Obama on how to deal with Iran. Or, how to reduce the pressure off the Iranian regime and augment the incentives.1 The moderator of the event was Trita Parsi, the president of NIAC. Bottom-Up Stimulus for the U.S. Economy
Yossef Ben-Meir, PhD - 12/18/2008
What development projects deliver short-term relief to people and long-term economic structural change for sustained growth and should therefore be part of the upcoming economic stimulus package? The answer: projects determined and managed by the local communities they are intended to benefit. U.S. Economy Records Huge Current Account Deficit
Prof. Peter Morici - 12/18/2008
Yesterday, the Commerce Department reported the third quarter current account deficit was $174.1 billion. This was caused largely by a $214.7 billion deficit on trade in goods. Retired DEA Agents and NYPD Cops Sue Frank Lucas, 'American Gangster'
Ron Chepesiuk - 12/18/2008
“American Gangster,” the highly profitable 2007 film that grossed a reported $255 million and claimed to portray the true-life story of Frank Lucas, the 1970s Harlem gangster, has long since gone to DVD. The controversy surrounding the movie, however, is hanging around like a bad cold. Obama Administration and Israel: A Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion - 12/16/2008
On November 6, 2008, in light of Barack Obama's election as forty-forth president of the United States, the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion on the prospects for U.S-Israeli relations under the Obama administration. Those participating were Prof. Barry Rubin, Ambassador Daniel Ayalon, Ambassador Dan Halpern, and Zvi Rafiah. Brief biographies can be found at the end of the article. Auto Industry Bailout Testimony
Prof. Peter Morici - 12/16/2008
On Tuesday, December 9, I testified on the auto industry bailout before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Here is my testimony. U.S. Economy Registers $57.2 Billion Trade Deficit
Prof. Peter Morici - 12/15/2008
Last thursday, the Commerce Department reported the October deficit on trade in goods and services was $57.190 billion, up from $56.559 billion in September. The consensus forecast was $54.0 billion and my forecast was $53.5 billion. AIG Defies U.S. Taxpayers by Promoting Sharia in America
Jeffrey Imm - 12/15/2008
For the third month in a row, AIG is in the news regarding its promotion of Sharia-compliant finance (SCF) products, which promote the Islamic supremacist, segregationist ideology of Sharia. For a company struggling with its financial survival, it remains astounding that AIG would want to incite its American taxpayer owners by promoting products that are based on an Islamic supremacist political ideology. In October 2008, I wrote how the U.S. Dear President Obama ...
Prof. Barry Rubin - 12/15/2008
Dear President Obama: They say that you prefer the name Barry and so it pleases me no end that another Barry is finally president of the United States. In addition, I once worked as a community organizer so we have two things in common. Russia and Europe want a multi-polar world
Lorna Thomas - 12/9/2008
1. REINS OF POWER SLIPPING FROM U.S. ARE BEING TAKEN UP BY EUROPE WHICH INCLUDES RUSSIA
“We are facing the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime, and we're going to have to act swiftly to resolve it," President Elect Barack Obama said during his first public address after election. From Pearl Harbor to 9/11 to the Selection of Barack Obama
Prof. Nicholas Stix - 12/9/2008
How did America get from the patriotic nation it was on December 7, 1941, to the nation in moral collapse that it is today, in which a racial socialist, who had once made no secret of his hostility towards her, and has since given many hints of his plans to destroy her, is about to take the oath of office as the nation’s chief executive? Economy: Friday's Job Report
Prof. Peter Morici - 12/6/2008
Friday, the Labor Department will report employment data for November. In October, the economy lost 240,000 jobs, and the consensus forecast is for another 300,000 jobs lost in November. My forecast is for a 275,000 loss. Barack Hussein Obama and the Triumph of Marxism
Fjordman - 12/3/2008
One of the recurring themes in my essays is the realization that the West didn't win the Cold War as decisively as we should have done. A generation after we "defeated" Marxism, Marxist-inspired groups control much of the Western education system as well as Western media and form alliances with our enemies, especially Islamic ones. I have concentrated on Europe, but this is a problem in North America as well. Media's Pretend Objectivity and the Electorate
Tom McLaughlin - 12/3/2008
It was a bad week. Couldn't start my column on Sunday like I usually do because the hard drive on my laptop crashed while I was away for the weekend. Monday morning I got it outlined on my back-up machine before leaving for school, but after school I had to drive a hundred miles (round trip) to drop my main machine off with the nearest Apple-certified technician. Tuesday after school I picked it up and hurried home to vote before the polls closed. Election results were depressing for conservatives like me. Wednesday morning I was pulled over for speeding on the way to school. Been driving that road the same way for 31 years, but oh well. I was going 55 in a 45. Significance of Michael Jackson's Conversion to Islam
Syed Ali Mujtaba, Ph.D. - 11/26/2008
Pop star Michael Jackson has converted to Islam at a ceremony in Los Angeles recently. Jackson , whose once amazing career has been eclipsed in recent years, is said to have changed his name to Mikaeel, one of the angels of Allah name and taken the 'Shahada' or a declaration to believe in Islam. Peace Corps in a Bottom-Up and Troubled Era
Yossef Ben-Meir, PhD - 11/26/2008
Considering the economic and political challenges facing the United States and the world today, and given the lessons learned in foreign assistance since it began after World War II with the Marshall Plan, now is the time that the Peace Corps should amend the role that its volunteers play in international development. Traitors of the West
Kyle Bristow - 11/26/2008
Western civilization is plagued with traitors who are cheerleaders for the destruction of the West. This assertion is not new, for British Member of Parliament Enoch Powell delivered his famous “Rivers of Blood” speech roughly four decades ago, and in his speech, he derided his countrymen for pursuing policies that served as a detriment to England. At one point in his speech, he declared that: Culturism, Obama and Loyalties
Prof. John Press - 11/26/2008
Divided loyalties should worry any political observer with a sense of culturism. Presidents must be born American citizens. If you're in the Congress or the Supreme Court there is no such requirement. The answer as to why brings us to recognize the importance of loyalty. Though some controversy reverberates in come circles, President-Elect Barrack Obama has American citizenship by birth. But there are still loyalty problems. Obama and the Phenomenon of Change
Ronald Elly Wanda - 11/26/2008
I am still trembling from the griping suspense of watching the so called “Bradley” theory demolished by the Obama phenomenon in the concluded US election. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate on Wednesday 5th November 2008 secured a resounding victory over John McCain- the veteran Republican candidate, overcoming the country’s bitter legacy of slavery and bigotry, matching straight into history books as the country’s first black president. The Next Crisis: Imploding Bond Markets
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/16/2008
To finance enormous bailout packages for the financial sector (and potentially the auto and mining industries) as well as fiscal stimulus plans, governments will have to issue trillions of US dollars in new bonds. Consequently, the prices of bonds are bound to come under pressure from the supply side. Who Needs Investment Funds?
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/12/2008
The credit and banking crisis of 2007-9 has cast in doubt the three pillars of modern common investment schemes. Mutual funds (known in the UK as "unit trusts"), hedge funds, and closed-end funds all rely on three assumptions: Leftist Perverts Launch Coordinated Attack on Church during Sunday Service
Kyle Bristow - 11/12/2008
On Sunday, November 9, 2008, a mob of sexual deviants launched an attack on Mount Hope Church in Lansing, Michigan. According to an article published in City Pulse entitled “Gay Anarchist ‘Action’ Hits Church” (11/11/08), the leftist group Bash Back disseminated a press release in which they claim that they targeted the church with nothing short of outright terrorism, because the church is “complicit in the repression of queers in Michigan and beyond.” Paulson’s Folly: Throwing Good Money after Bad at AIG
Prof. Peter Morici - 11/12/2008
The Treasury is injecting another $27 billion into AIG and raising the taxpayers’ investment to $150 billon. Secretary Paulson appears more intent on helping his pals on Wall Street than protecting taxpayer interests. Why all the Stock Exchanges Collapsed
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/11/2008
In the wake of the global credit crunch, stock exchanges throughout the world collapsed in tandem. Why? Paul Krugman: The Nobelist Blogger
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/7/2008
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2008 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Professor Paul Robin Krugman (born 1953). There is no Free Lunch
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/6/2008
During the months of September-October 2008, governments throughout the world took a series of unprecedented steps to buttress tottering banks. In the USA, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have flooded the financial system with liquidity; granted commercial banking licenses to the few investment banks left standing; lent funds against financial instruments turned toxic; and purchased non-voting equity and senior debt in a host of firms and banks. Several European countries have guaranteed all bank deposits and short-term interbank loans. Are Free Markets Dead?
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/5/2008
Three of the most important functions of free markets are: price discovery, the provision of liquidity, and capital allocation. Honest and transparent dealings between willing buyers and sellers are thought to result in liquid and efficient marketplaces. Prices are determined, second by second, in a process of public negotiation, taking old and emergent information about risks and returns into account. Capital is allocated to the highest bidder, who, presumably, can make the most profit on it. And every seller finds a buyer and vice versa. Massive Election Cheating; Race Riots Threaten elections
David Storobin, Esq. - 11/4/2008
A video currently on TV and on YouTube has been tape, showing armed "Black Panthers" standing in front of the entrance to polling places, intimidating their voters with a display of nightsticks. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia - where the majority will vote for Barack Obama - there are more people registered to vote than all the humans who live in the city, including children and non-citizens. There are reports that of many incidents similar to both of the above. Race riots have also been threatened if the wrong candidate wins. Pat Buchanan: Guardian of True Freedom and Defender of Western Civilization
Kyle Bristow - 11/3/2008
Yesterday, November 2, is Pat Buchanan’s birthday, and I felt it necessary to write a brief essay to extol the contributions he has made to American conservatism, for very few people have contributed to conservative philosophy to such a degree as has he. Strategies to End the Economy Crisis
Prof. Peter Morici - 11/3/2008
Global stock and commodity prices continue to drop, as the threat of a long recession looms. Fear casts a shadow that threatens the viability of democratic capitalism and threatens a wholesale breakdown of the economy into a depression. Ebonics: The Language of Hate
Prof. Nicholas Stix - 11/3/2008
Which language do you speak -- "Ebonics" or the "Language of Wider Communication"? Of which nation are you a citizen -- "Amerika" or "Afrika"? Notes on the Credit Crisis
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 11/3/2008
The global crisis of 2007-9 was, actually, a confluence of unrelated problems on three continents. In the United States, investment banks were brought down by hyper-leveraged investments in ill-understood derivatives. As stock exchanges plummeted, the resulting devastation and wealth destruction spilled over into the real economy and caused a recession which is bound to be mild by historical standards. Barack Obama: A Victory of Multiculturalism
Prof. John Press - 11/3/2008
The election of Barack Hussein Obama will be a great event for mulitculturalism and thus a horrible one for culturism. Multiculturalism denies that western nations have a core culture. They would assert that America has no more of a tie to the heritage of British protestant culture than it does to Saudi Islamic culture If Barack Hussein Obama gets elected, if our President's name has an Islamic cast, it will undermine our ability to define ourselves as unique and in competition with other cultures. McCain's 'Hail Mary' Tour
Ryan Mauro - 10/28/2008
As we speak, Senator McCain’s advisors may well be drafting his concession speech. The outlook is dim. Democratic turnout in early voting is huge; most polls show Obama with a five to twelve point lead, aside from the occasional outlier; Obama is pulling away in Colorado and even Virginia; the Republican base is depressed, and the media’s pre-emptive appointing of Obama as the next president may well decrease Republican turnout. Leftists: Obama’s Useful Idiots
Amil Imani - 10/28/2008
A major problem with Obama is that there are as many different versions of Obama as there are leftist pundits and there are legions of them. Another reason why Obamamania in engulfing this nation is because he is all things to all pundits. Even a cursory study on Mr. Obama's past will reveal his abnormal body of contradictions and even outright deception. It is a fact that over the years a clique of masses on the left have been heavily indoctrinated with selective teachings that promote anti-Americanism, a love for socialism, hostility toward capitalism and free enterprise. Deconstructing Star Wars
Kyle Bristow - 10/28/2008
Ever since the middle of the 20th century, Marxists have infiltrated Hollywood to promote communist propaganda. Walt Disney and Ronald Reagan, who at the time was the head of the Screen Actors Guild, both testified to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) that the threat of communism in America’s film industry was a serious one. Adolphe Mejou, an actor who was a member of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals—an anti-communist organization—cooperated with HUAC and went as far on one occasion to proclaim, “I am a witch hunter if witches are communists... Chrysler makes a poor fit for GM
Prof. Peter Morici - 10/28/2008
General Motors Corp. is having trouble lining up the financing to acquire Chrysler LLC -- either by merging it into its operations or as a scaled-down subsidiary. Observers may blame the credit crisis and the present reluctance of banks to lend. While that makes GM's task more difficult, it certainly is not the central reason why the acquisition should not go forward. Somali Violence in Minnesota
Mohamed H. Hassan - 10/22/2008
Aside from all the daily nuisance crimes and life struggles so as to adjust into a new life and culture, Somalis in Minnesota are now havocked by hopeless and senseless killings, gang violence - Somali on Somali. In last than a year, 6 young men have been killed, three in one week - all are between the ages of 17 to 30 years. Worst, neither the Somali community nor the authorities are doing enough to divert further senseless killings. Will a Stimulus Package Work For the Economy?
Prof. Peter Morici - 10/22/2008
Several reporters and producers have asked for my views on a stimulus package. Here it is. A stimulus package generally takes a quarter or more to implement and then gives the economy a temporary lift. As we saw, the last package gave consumption a lift that slipped back after a few months. That gave GDP growth a sugar high late in the second quarter and helped growth from slipping too much in the third quarter. When the Federal Government Fails the People
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 10/22/2008
The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal government. And also to resist the propaganda masquerading as patriotic obligation that voting will fundamentally fix the federal government. The real lesson of American history is that things have turned so ugly that electing a new president and many new members of Congress will at best provide band-aids when what is needed is nothing less than what Thomas Jefferson wisely said our nation would need periodically: a political revolution. Can America Afford Another Jimmy Carter?
Amil Imani - 10/12/2008
The current presidential election is reminiscent of the presidency of Richard Nixon; one cannot help but be reminded of the Watergate Scandal, the biggest political scandal in American history. Watergate caused the American public to lose faith in the presidency and especially the Republican Party. As a result, in 1977 Democrats and some conservative Christian voters rushed to the polls to elect a virtually unknown political figure outside of Georgia and one of the most unqualified liberal presidents in the history of America, Mr. Jimmy Carter. ECONOMY: U.S. Trade Deficit at $59.1 Billion in August
Prof. Peter Morici - 10/12/2008
Friday, the Commerce Department reported the August deficit on trade in goods and services was $59.1 billion. This was not much changed from the July deficit of $61.3 billion. Nationalism and Hollywood
Kyle Bristow - 10/12/2008
Hollywood has a tendency to produce films that use postmodernism, cultural relativism, and other tactics invented by the Marxist Frankfurt School to slander the West. However leftist Hollywood may be, one of the movies they produced in 2006, "300", is anything but left-wing. On Patriotism and Exceptionalism
Ted Belman - 10/12/2008
In the past week, both McCain and Palin have defended patriotism and American exceptionalism both concepts that the Democrats deride. It doesn’t get more basic than that. America’s Achilles Heel: A Tale of Two Gulfs
James Leigh - 10/12/2008
Americans may have a vulnerable Achilles heel made up of two gulfs: the Gulf of Mexico and the Persian Gulf. Ten Reasons to Be Concerned about Obama’s Stance on National Security
Ryan Mauro - 10/12/2008
Due to the recent economic crisis and a McCain campaign knocked off kilter, Sen. Barack Obama is becoming more and more the presidential candidate the experts predict to win the election. Such a victory would be unprecedented but not due to his race. It will be unprecedented in that never before has America embraced a candidate with such little experience and ill-defined views. Those views which he does profess represent a naïve break from reality, a poorly thought-out exercise in moral equivalence, and a repetition of policies and philosophies with long debunked credibility. Patriotism and Exceptionalism
Ted Belman - 9/30/2008
In the past week, both McCain and Palin have defended patriotism and American exceptionalism both concepts that the Democrats deride. It doesn’t get more basic than that. McCain’s Five-Step Path to Victory
Ryan Mauro and Nicholas Guariglia - 9/30/2008
With the post-convention bounces fading, the race has tightened and Obama appears to have settled with a slight lead in national polls and in the electoral college. Obama has the potential to substantially increase his projected margin of victory through massive turnout of African-Americans and younger voters. McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate has provided his supporters with optimism, and his argument that he’s the “real agent of change” is resonating. However, McCain must further refine his message in order to win the election. There are five steps McCain must immediately take: AP Blames Israel For Making Palestinians Want to Destroy It
Prof. Barry Rubin - 9/30/2008
In an article of September 20, Ali Daraghmeh, "Army says troops kill Palestinian with firebomb," there is a long discussion of the current state of the peace process. Let's be clear: virtually nobody in Israel who is not speaking as an official government spokesman believes that there is any chance that there will be a peace soon with the Palestinians. The great majority of them place most or all the blame on the Palestinians. In addition, most people in political life who would say publicly that there is a chance for peace have the opposite view in private conversations. Microsoft's Student and Encarta Premium 2009
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 9/29/2008
Homework assignments are the bane of most students I know (not to mention their hard-pressed and nescient parents). This is mainly because of the tedious and mind-numbing chores of data mining and composition. Additionally, as knowledge multiplies every 5-10 years, few parents and teachers are able to keep up. America misses yet another boat
Ursula Siebert - 9/29/2008
America is falling behind in the global race for new patents and pharmaceuticals based on stem cell research. The brain drain from America to countries with more liberal legislation is growing in leaps and bounds. Deception and Delusion: Dummies for Democracy
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 9/29/2008
I confess. I believe there is a ruling class that sustains the two-party plutocracy running the nation for the benefit of the rich and corporate class. Their broad strategy is deception and delusion. Tactically, they use government, the mainstream media, the financial services sector, funding of politicians and the two major parties, and many other parts of the culture and economy to maintain their power and control. What Really Happened on September 11? Interview with David Ray Griffin
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 9/29/2008
On September 11, I entertained a couple of house guests, senior journalists from Scandinavia. I remember watching in horror and disbelief the unfolding drama, as the United States was being subjected to multiple deadly attacks on-screen. I turned to the international affairs editor of a major Danish paper and told her "This could not have been done by al-Qaida." I am an Israeli and, as such, I have a fair "sixth sense" as to the capabilities of terrorists and their potential reach. Terror Pays, Capitulation Doesn’t
Ted Belman - 9/29/2008
The seventies were witness to the Munich Massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes, the Yom Kippur War, the oil embargo, the PLO terrorist attacks on international airlines and airports, and finally the appearance of gun-toting Yasser Arafat before the General Assembly of the United Nations. Unintelligence in Federal Intelligence Agencies
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 9/29/2008
The Bush administration has found yet another way to waste taxpayer money while providing huge sums to private contractors. According to a survey of activities in 2007 by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, about a third of the federal professional intelligence workforce now consists of contractors, mostly in the Washington , DC area. Bailout and the Economy
Prof. Peter Morici - 9/29/2008
The US trade deficit has grown to $US700 billion, which of course is money not spent on US goods and services. This has killed off well paying jobs, has slowed the economy and created unemployment. Our Republic Raped and Still No Revolution!
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 9/29/2008
Are Americans ready for a revolution? What worse than the current meltdown of the financial sector, the unraveling of our economy, and burdening us and future generations with astounding debt is needed to convince Americans that the two-party plutocracy has sold out ordinary Americans? What we are witnessing is far worse than the taxation without representation that spurred the American Revolution. Taxation with MISrepresentation is a greater evil and shameful sellout of democracy that so many Americans have fought and died for. Economy: An Explanation of a Crisis
John Mangun - 9/29/2008
It is as complicated as trying to trace one noodle in a plate of spaghetti. I was asked during a recent television interview, “Who is to blame?”. That is like asking who is to blame for a bowl of tangled pasta. The guy who invented spaghetti, the cook, the sauce, and the one who is eating. No one is to blame; everyone is to blame for “The Crisis”. The Iran Rally Outrage
Bill Levinson - 9/19/2008
We thought it was impossible for the National “Jewish” Democratic Council to sink any lower in terms of depravity and pure opportunism. Its effort to disrupt the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations’ Rally to Stop Iran to embarrass Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin hardly surprises us, though. In addition, the National “Jewish” Democratic Council misrepresents Hillary Clinton’s reasons for not attending the rally with Palin. Obama’s Dirty Tricks KO Palin, Israel & America
Ted Belman - 9/19/2008
Yesterday we learned that Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States, had been disinvited from the anti-Iran UN rally this coming Monday in New York City that is being sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Hillary Clinton had agreed to speak at the rally, but abruptly canceled her engagement upon learning that Mrs. Palin would also be participating at the important event, that will coincide with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the UN. We are shocked and angered at your decision, Malcolm (Malcolm Hoe... Tarring Sarah Palin
Amil Imani - 9/19/2008
The left lost not a minute in tarring Sarah Palin after McCain selected her as his running mate. Of course they had to be careful—very careful. As hard as they worked, they couldn’t dig up anywhere near as much dirt on this outstanding self-made governor than they have all along covered up for their darling Obama. Can the bailout save the economy?
Prof. Peter Morici - 9/19/2008
The Treasury Department has placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal conservatorship and booted the senior management. This bailout will impose needed reforms in the companies' business practices. And, contrary to much conventional wisdom, the cost to the taxpayer may not be large - that is, if the federal government gets Wall Street to help. A ‘Community Organizer’ Frame of Mind
Yossef Ben-Meir, PhD - 9/18/2008
The denigration of ‘community organizing’ by Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani at the Republican Convention could become a setback for their party if the American public came to understand the real lessons of community organizing about how to deal with recent world events. To Defend Morality, Defend the Nation
Kyle Bristow - 9/18/2008
Left-libertarians, liberals, leftists, and atheists who live in Western countries oftentimes argue that reason alone can dictate morality. It is amusing, in my mind, that they can even suggest this, for they usually have lived most—if not all—of their lives in a Western country in which Christianity served as a major force in forging the society. Those who preach the importance of reason in judging what is moral cannot escape from the culture in which they were born, raised, and lived for much of their life, for beliefs that they hold are ingrained through culture in their hearts. The athei... ECONOMY: Reasons to Cheer Lehman’s Demise
Prof. Peter Morici - 9/18/2008
Lehman Brothers appears headed for liquidation and that may hasten needed reforms on Wall Street. Efforts to find a buyer or dismember the company in an orderly fashion failed this weekend for the same reasons that CEO Richard Fuld’s earlier proposal to reorganize Lehman generated little enthusiasm. Things We're Not Told
Prof. Barry Rubin - 9/18/2008
In the olden days, when night watchmen patrolled the streets of towns, they had a standard chant: "Ten o'clock and all is well!" Sleep soundly; nothing's wrong. Obamanomics 101
J.B. Williams, CFP - 9/18/2008
Like many other definitions that have been rewritten by left-wingnuts over time, the term “general welfare” no longer means what it did when it was written in our Constitution and ratified by the colonies in 1789. ECONOMY: U.S. Records Another Huge Current Account Deficit
Prof. Peter Morici - 9/17/2008
Today, the Commerce Department reported the second quarter current account deficit was $183.1 billion. This was caused largely by a $216.3 billion deficit on trade in goods. How to Celebrate Constitution Day
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 9/17/2008
Today, September 17 is Constitution Day, but very, very few Americans know this or will celebrate it. If you think of yourself as a politically engaged, civic-minded and patriotic American, then I urge you to celebrate today by expanding your mind about a critically important but never-used part of our Constitution. Economy Loses 84,000 Jobs in August
Prof. Peter Morici - 9/9/2008
Today, the Labor Department reported the economy lost 84,000 payroll jobs in August, after losing 60,000 jobs in July. This was much worse than was expected, as the full weight of banking crisis, rising oil prices and imports from China drive up unemployment. The Google Domination
Naseem Javed - 9/9/2008
Frankly speaking, stop the guesswork and open heartedly accept that it’s Google’s turn now, as the next decade clearly belongs to Google, best not to resist and go with the flow. As a company, it’s amazing how it started and what it’s done and where it’s now headed. There have been a lot of such great success stories in the past, from Coca-Cola to General Motors, and from IBM to Microsoft, but this one had its phenomenal speed with extraordinary accuracy and extremely high profitability. When all this is combined it has clearly cut a different path over the rest. In Defense of True Freedom
Kyle Bristow - 9/9/2008
In my humanities class at Michigan State University, which focuses on the topic of “Freedom in the Modern World,” students during recitation recently discussed rights that people have. Some students suggested that group-based rights exist (i.e. women’s rights, minority rights, gay rights, etc.), while others suggested that so-called “human rights” exist which should be enjoyed by all people on earth. After the students agreed that they could not agree on what constitutes a right, they then when on to squabble over where rights come from (i.e. God, nature, reason, a social contract, etc.). W... Do not underestimate Sarah Palin
Ted Belman - 9/9/2008
Do not think of Sarah Palin as the Governor of Alaska. That obscures what matters. Focus on the qualities that enabled her to achieve such a position. The Encyclopedia Britannica 2009
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 9/9/2008
The Encyclopedia Britannica 2009 (established in 1768), both in its Ultimate (now also called "Student and Home") and Deluxe versions, builds on the success of its completely revamped previous editions in 2006-8. The rate of innovation in the last three versions was impressive and welcome. It continues apace in this rendition with Britannica Biographies (Great Minds and Leaders), Classical Music (500 audio files arranged by composer), and a great Workspace for Project Management (a kind of friendly digital den). Generous 6-12 months of free access to the myriad riches of the Britannica Online complete the package. ECONOMY: GDP UP 3.3 Percent in Second Quarter
Prof. Peter Morici - 9/1/2008
Thursday, the Commerce Department reported second quarter GDP rose 3.3 percent, as compared to 0.9 percent in the first quarter. Stronger exports, reduced imports and increased personal consumption contributed importantly to this strong growth report. The McCain-Palin ticket made Hillary Clinton the new kingmaker
G.M. Solaiman - 9/1/2008
With an exceptional speech at Democratic National Convention 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton proved her class. She ensured all democratic enthusiasts that post primary Hillary is all in for making the dream come true. Should blacks join political parties?
Elizabeth Wright - 9/1/2008
Of course, lots of people got it right about the implications of what we all saw during the New Orleans hurricane disaster. In the predicament of the flood victims, we all got a view of the welfare state writ large. From the plaintive calls for rescue, water and food, as if these were all due by right, to the bungling of those Keystone Cops known as government bureaucrats, beginning with the New Orleans Mayor and working its way to the top of the Feds -- we witnessed scenes that we hope will never be repeated. 'Don’t Ask; Don’t Promise' on Troop Withdrawal
Prof. Kazem Kazerounian - 8/29/2008
The current political climate in the US is influencing many politicians on both sides of the isle to promise early withdrawal of the troops by offering all sorts of time tables unsubstantiated by the reality of the situation. The debate over troop withdrawal must not be muddle up with rationalizing or arguing against the genesis of the Iraq war. While the countries are the same, the issues and the players are drastically different. The current war is not against remnants of Sadam’s army or Al-Qaida in Iraq or Taliban in Afghanistan. It is absurd to believe that these groups have been ab... A Middle East Strategy For The West
Prof. Barry Rubin - 8/27/2008
The great battle of our younger years was between Communism and democratic liberalism. Its contemporary equivalent is Arab nationalism versus Islamism. No Justice for White Victim of Savage Crime
Kyle Bristow - 8/27/2008
On June 9, 2008 the Global Politician published a column of mine entitled "Hunting Season for Whites", which was republished on dozens of websites, including Jared Taylor’s "American Renaissance" and even a major news website all the way in Italy. The article dealt with the wee hours of the morning of June 1, 2008 when a mob of nearly two dozen black teenagers terrorized the citizens of Mount Clemens, Michigan. To recapitulate what happened, these hoodlums robbed people of cell phones and wallets, threw a brick thr... ECONOMY: Durable Goods Orders Jumped 1.3 Percent in July
Prof. Peter Morici - 8/27/2008
Today, the Commerce Department reported new orders for producer durable orders bounced up 1.3 percent in July. This confounded the more conservative estimates of forecasters�the consensus of prognosticators was for a 0.2 percent gain. Beyond Obama's Fairth-Based Initiatives
Yossef Ben-Meir, PhD - 8/26/2008
Recently, Senator Barack Obama announced his plan for the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives if he became president. Although his proposals are in the right direction, other formative measures can be taken to strengthen community and individual empowerment through more assured nonsectarian processes. Is the Fed Still a Central Bank?
Prof. Peter Morici - 8/26/2008
Federal Reserve officials, academics and central bankers from abroad are gathering for Ben Bernanke’s annual confab in Jackson Hole Wyoming to discuss the management of financial crises. A better topic might be: Is the Fed Still a Central Bank? Would There Be Change in Obama's Americas Policy?
Laura Carlsen - 8/26/2008
The great debate on how much—or how little—Barack Obama would change our disastrous U.S. foreign policy usually focuses on the Middle East. That makes sense. Nowhere has the price of the Bush national security strategy been higher, as the violent deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers and 93,000 Iraqis attest. The Anti-Conservative Agenda at Michigan State University
Kyle Bristow - 8/26/2008
Every semester I email the student newspaper of Michigan State University, the State News, to see if they would let me write biweekly columns for the paper. The newspaper, which is funded through student tax dollars, is notoriously left-wing, and has a history of firing the unpaid columnists if they articulate the conservative point of view in their columns. Jason Van Dyke, now a lawyer in Texas, was fired from the newspaper when he wrote a column about the militancy behind the homosexual movement. Nate Sherman, a political science major, managed to get only two columns published—one about ... Joe Biden: Respectable but Wrong
Ryan Mauro - 8/26/2008
As predicted by the Global Politician, Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. Obviously, this helps Obama deal with his lack of experience and credibility on foreign policy. Biden knows his stuff and whether you agree with him or not, his knowledge can not be doubted. School Violence and Race: Michelle Malkin Strikes Out Again!
Prof. Nicholas Stix - 8/26/2008
Initially, Michelle Malkin’s new column looks promising. “Abu Ghraib-i-fying America's Schools” discusses the violence plaguing so many of America’s public schools, and the ACLU’s racist disinformation campaign, whereby it presents black students as victims of racism, because black boys get punished 1.4 times as often, and black girls 2.1 times as often as their proportion of the school population. But then Malkin wimps out, and goes Republican. Immigration - Betrayal by black elites
Elizabeth Wright - 8/26/2008
Black blogger Byron Crawford sort of, kind of gets it. Usually quite caustic in his anti-white bias, this time he realistically speculates on the degree to which so-called white privilege might be indelibly linked to the privileges of freedom enjoyed by all Americans, including blacks. Obama Picks Joe Biden
David Storobin, Esq. - 8/22/2008
Our sources are indicating that Barack Obama's selection as his running mate is Delaware Senator Joseph Biden. The End of Identity Politics?
Elizabeth Wright - 8/15/2008
In these times I am rarely surprised by most notions put forth by political pundits. But I must admit to being taken aback by the suppositions of Terry Michael in “Obama as the End of Identity Politics as We’ve Known Them” (Reason magazine, 6/10/08). Michael appears to believe that under an Obama presidency, we soon will be on “the beginnings of a journey away from the Great Society mind-set of the Democratic Party” and on a course that will put “the Jesse Jacksons, the Al Sharptons, and the white identity politics liberals out of business.” Dangerous Liaisons: Online Banking
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 8/15/2008
Banks in developing countries offer to their customers financial services and products through the Internet. However, as opposed to their counterparts in the West, none of them is aggressively pushing its clientele to adopt online banking. This may be the result of multiple reasons: (1) A computer-illiterate public, unaccustomed to working on the Web; (2) Staff lacking in training; (3) Computer systems that do not integrate seamlessly Internet-generated transactions with the banks' ledgers; (4) In poor countries, online banking may be no less costly to process than "bricks and mortar" transactions at the branch. Canada Must Stand With Georgia
Salim Mansur - 8/15/2008
Russia’s invasion of Georgia has made public the brutal face of the Russian bear. Again, Russia has set out to crush independence, undermine sovereignty and mock the democratic aspirations of its former vassal states. The disintegration of the Soviet Union had set back the Russian bear only momentarily, its weakness and lies exposed. But the Russian bear has returned menacingly and turned the clock back to 1968 when it crushed the Prague spring as it is doing today in Georgia. Barack Obama - Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic?
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 8/13/2008
Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist. Granted, only a qualified mental health diagnostician can determine whether someone suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and this, following lengthy tests and personal interviews. But, in the absence of access to Barack Obama, one has to rely on his overt performance and on testimonies by his closest, nearest and dearest. A One-Term, Non-Incumbency Pledge by McCain?
Nicholas M. Guariglia - 8/13/2008
It is hard in American politics for a party to win three consecutive national elections. This is true even when the party is viewed favorably, the incumbent administration is popular, and the general mood of the electorate is optimistic. Al Gore’s loss in 2000 is a case in point. Today, however, conditions for the incumbency are even worse. The Republican Party is viewed unfavorably, President Bush is incredibly unpopular, and most Americans think we are headed in the wrong direction. ECONOMY: U.S. Trade Deficit at $56.7 billion in June
Prof. Peter Morici - 8/13/2008
Yesterday, the Commerce Department reported the June deficit on trade in goods and services was $56.7 billion, down from the $59.2 billion deficit in May. U.S. imports of consumer goods did ease, as a result of the recession in retail sales, but the cost of oil imports and the trade deficit with China continued to rise. Bringing Barack Back Down to Earth: His Support Base Borders On Creepy
Nicholas M. Guariglia - 8/11/2008
There was an episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm –– one of the better shows on television –– where Larry David begrudgingly brings his wife to the beach. “I don’t get it, I don’t understand people’s fascination with the beach,” David wryly says. “Don’t you feel calmer being here, by the ocean?” his wife innocently asks. “I feel aggravated that I don’t know what other people are getting,” David replies in classic Seinfeldian form. Mr. Obama, Meet Mr. Jihadi
Prof. Barry Rubin - 8/11/2008
Barack Obama says regarding his thoughts after 9/11: "The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair." The Right-Wing Democrat Insurgent Campaign
Kyle Bristow - 8/11/2008
A candidate for the United States Senate is attempting to oust from Congress a notorious neoconservative cheerleader for the invasion of Iraq and amnesty for illegal aliens. That candidate is Democrat Bob Conley, and the conservative Taki’s Magazine (Takimag.com) said of him in an article entitled “A Ron Paul Democrat?” (6/18/08) that “his candidacy is perhaps the best hope for putting a paleoconservative in the U.S. Senate this November.” Crashing and Cashing, Pumping and Dumping: Stock Manipulation in the U.S. Economy
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 8/11/2008
In early July, 2008, America's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and New York Stock Exchange Regulation announced that they will investigate the spreading of unsubstantiated or patently false rumors in order to manipulate the prices of stocks. ECONOMY: U.S. Productivity Advances 2.2 Percent
Prof. Peter Morici - 8/8/2008
Today, the Department of Labor reported productivity in the nonfarm private business sector increased at a 2.2 percent annual rate in the second quarter of 2008. This was a very good showing the middle of an economic slowdown, and in line with the 2.6 percent increase recorded in the first quarter of 2008. Hope? Change? Yes! Hope Obama Changes!
Prof. Barry Rubin - 8/4/2008
Barack Obama has been to the Middle East. He said he supported Israel and wanted peace. So I guess everything's ok, right? Well, if he's elected president and follows through on these words that'll be just fine. Barack Obama As The Burger King Candidate
Nicholas M. Guariglia - 8/4/2008
Search the annals of American history. Scan through all of the national elections that have occurred since our inception as a nation. Now, try to find a presidential candidate, either successful in getting elected or unsuccessful, who had less experience than a few years in the Senate. Black Slaveowners
Elizabeth Wright - 8/4/2008
Many historians have argued that the majority of black masters purchased their relatives and friends who were held in bondage. Being unable to manumit their loved ones, the black masters were forced to hold their kinsfolk and friends as nominal slaves. So they treated their relatives and friends as free persons, and whenever possible, they attempted to manumit their loved ones. Thus the dominant pattern of slaveholding that developed among free blacks was benevolent and based primarily on kinship. The chief architect of the benevolent interpretation was Carter G. Woodson, and his thesis has been accepted by most historians. Iran: Minefield or Milestone for Next US Administration?
Robert Carpenter - 8/4/2008
If it wasn’t near the top of the agenda already, Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests firmly fixed Iranian-US policy as a key issue in the 2008 presidential election. The tests gave Tehran what it seeks most: worldwide attention and an acknowledgement that the clerical regime is a force to be reckoned with and not bullied. Racial Dialogue with Whites
Prof. Nicholas Stix - 8/4/2008
As I write this, my sister-in-law and her live-in boyfriend are visiting. They’re in the other room. “Parbatee,” the sister-in-law, and “Joe,” the boyfriend, were previously married to other people, and have been together four or five years, now. As Parbatee is my wife’s sister, she’s a Trinidadian Indian; Joe is Italian. Like many New York Italians, Joe could pass for a Jew, which is what I long assumed him to be. When I said something about him being Jewish last year, and he corrected me, he didn’t seem flattered. Whatever. Why Is Bush Silent?
Ryan Mauro - 8/4/2008
Today, a friend of mine was over my house who, although she voted for President George W. Bush, doubted the credibility of my work on the possibility of the Iraqi WMDs being housed in Syria which I described in an article I had published at WorldNetDaily. Economy Loses 51,000 Jobs in July
Prof. Peter Morici - 8/3/2008
Friday, the Labor Department reported the economy lost 51,000 payroll jobs in July, after losing 51,000 jobs in June. Economists expected a 75,000 loss in June. My forecast was for a 60,000 loss. ECONOMY: When Will Henry Paulson Learn?
Prof. Peter Morici - 8/3/2008
Once again, we have good news and bad from Wall Street. Henry Paulson has announced Citigroup and three other banks will begin issuing covered bond in an effort to rejuvenate commercial bank mortgage lending and the housing market. On Cholesterol Related Premature Death of South Asian Immigrants in America
Prakash Bom - 8/3/2008
Average south Asian immigrants who have come to America are middle class of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka whose whole infant life for generations have been nourished with the fatty water-buffalo-milk products. The water-buffalo-milk is high in LDL (low-density-lipid) cholesterol, which causes cardiovascular disease, and heavy in lactose or milk sugar that cause diabetes. Why Obama Will be Worse Than Bush
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 7/29/2008
I. Historical Prolegomena In the last few decades, the electorate of the United States of America has voted into the White House either psychopathic leaders or narcissistic ones. George Bush junior is a prime example of the former, while Bill Clinton of the latter. Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist. Pathological narcissism is a reaction to prolonged abuse and trauma in early childhood or early adolescence. The source of the abuse or trauma is immaterial: the perpetrators could be dysfunctional or absent parents, teachers, other adults, or peers. Jews can’t vote for Obama and be pro-Israel at the same time
Ted Belman - 7/29/2008
In the poll of Jewish voters (conducted April 1-30), it showed Obama getting 61% of the Jewish vote against John McCain (32%). Yet in the same poll Hillary Clinton beat Obama among Jewish voters 62% - 38%. So obviously Jews are lifelong democrats who will vote for Obama, whom they rejected in the primaries, rather than vote for McCain. Thus, for them, party loyalty is preferable to Israel loyalty. Culturist Tensions with my Muslim Friend
Prof. John Press - 7/29/2008
My oldest friend, Geeta, is a Muslim. I just saw her for the first time in six years. Geeta came to this country when she was 13 - the Ayatollah chased her family out. Her clothes, drinking habits and relationship patters - her basic values - are highly Americanized. Geeta is a rock n roll woman and someone I care deeply about. When we were kids, our differences did not bother us at all. But current political realities made this visit tense at the edges. The Decline of Art; the Decline of Culture
Kyle Bristow - 7/28/2008
Throughout its history the West has been blessed with leaders in the arts. Rembrandt, Mozart, and Shakespeare, among many, many others are such leaders, but the West today lacks real artists. In the postmodern West, degenerate “artists” have embarked on a campaign to pervert the definition of art, and this perversion of modern-day Western art has put Western culture in jeopardy. Why Some Governments Like Inflation
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 7/28/2008
Some governments like and encourage inflation because inflation masks the true situation and makes them look good. Inflation helps to deceive the public and even experienced observers. How? ECONOMY: GDP and Jobs Data Highlight the Week Ahead
Prof. Peter Morici - 7/28/2008
Second quarter GDP and the July employment report highlight this week’s economic data. The hiring data, reflecting business sentiment about future sales, are key indicators of where the economy is headed in the second half. U.S. Trade Deficit Remains Stifling in May
Prof. Peter Morici - 7/16/2008
Friday, the Commerce Department reported the May deficit on trade in goods and services was $59.8 billion. This was not much changed from the April deficit of $60.5 billion in April. ECONOMY: Bernanke, Congress and President Drive Stock Market Rout
Prof. Peter Morici - 7/16/2008
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined Washington efforts to restore confidence in U.S. financial institutions. Initially, this gave the market a lift. After closer examination by investors, the market continued its downward spiral on Wednesday, led by financial stocks. Dumb me down, Scotty!
Ursula Siebert - 7/16/2008
Languages have become more dynamic, acquiring new vocabulary from other cultures. English is particularly adept at borrowing from other languages. I'm propagating a new word, Volksverdummung, i.e. deliberate deception of the public. The time is right. Daily political occurrences and their reporting in the mainstream media justify its introduction. The Billion-Dollar Domain Babies
Naseem Javed - 7/16/2008
The latest ICANN plan to allow the global populace to assemble an entire domain name like www.yourname.yourname as their free-choice is a revolutionary and timely decision. This now open doors to cyber-brands like my.ibm, hotel.chicago, it.jobs, play.poker, fly.usa or go.dell and applicants will submit a non-refundable fee of $100-500K USD for each name idea and the businesses are already jumping to get started. What Do Americans Know About Obama’s ‘Black Liberation’ Theology?
Nicholas M. Guariglia - 7/7/2008
Several months ago author Christopher Hitchens, on the heels of his magnum opus God is Not Great, wrote an opinion piece suggesting it was not out of line to question former presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith. Besides some of the more peculiar aspects of the Mormon doctrine –– that whole business about Garden of Eden being in Missouri –– there were more pressing matters, Hitchens felt, which required an explanation on behalf of Governor Romney. The primary concern went as follows: The Domain Blast
Naseem Javed - 7/6/2008
Now you can buy any domain with any suffix. If a dotcom is gone, so what? For a cost, you can create your own suffix, any letters and any name. The Barack Obama Thrown-Under-the-Bus Club
Prof. Nicholas Stix - 7/3/2008
As Barack Obama and his supporters have repeatedly made clear, only a “racist” would criticize or fail to support the post-racial, post-political Perfect Master. And yet, His path to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is already littered with a record number of political “corpses” of His most loyal supporters. If this is “beyond politics,” give me a smoke-filled room, any time! Economy Loses 62,000 Jobs in June
Prof. Peter Morici - 7/3/2008
Today, the Labor Department reported the economy lost 62,000 payroll jobs in June, after losing 62,000 jobs in May. Economists expected a 50,000 loss in June. Propaganda, Lies, and Wire Service Articles
Prof. Barry Rubin - 7/2/2008
Today, journalism students, in our course, "Absolutely Introductory Basic Rules of Journalism, we will discuss the absolutely introductory basic rules of journalism. Classification of Social Attitudes to Health
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 7/2/2008
Somatic societies place emphasis on bodily health and performance. They regard mental functions as secondary or derivative (the outcomes of corporeal processes, "healthy mind in a healthy body"). Bursting the State Department’s Iran Fantasy Bubble
Prof. Daniel M. Zucker - 7/2/2008
Cultural exchanges between peoples is a good way to break down the barriers that are so easily erected in the wake of the distrust and misunderstanding that result when alien cultures like those of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America collide, as they have done for the last twenty-nine years. Surely that is the reasoning behind the current contemplation within the halls of the Department of State to open an interest section in Tehran, similar to the one it has in Havana since 1977, an idea reported by Fred Hiatt of The Washington Post on Monday, June 23, 2008. Comme... The War Against the West
Kyle Bristow - 7/2/2008
There is nothing better that symbolizes a nation than a flag. When Christian crusaders invaded heathen territory centuries ago, they brought the flags of their lands with them. When Americans landed on the moon, they left only their footprints and a flag behind. When patriots rally on July 4th of every year to celebrate American independence, flags can be seen throughout the throngs of people at parades. Because the flag of a nation is so symbolically important to that nation, enemies of that nation burn that flag while demonstrating. The American flag, for example, is representative of t... Our Matriarchical Society
Guy White - 7/2/2008
The multiculturalists, feminists and mainstream media never stop ranting about our male-dominated society. But can you name a single society in the history of the world that was more dominated by women than ours? US Poll 2008: Is Obama better than McCain?
Abdul Ruff - 6/27/2008
In the background of a long, historic US-led terror war in Afghanistan and Iraq killing thousands of innocent Muslims since the Sept 11 event, US is also experiencing a long, heat poll campaign season to elect a new president to take office in 2009. With primaries at an end, the US voters are keenly watching the outcome of the ensuing debates as the campaigns for presidential finals in November election by Democratic Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain have begun. Barack Obama has conducted campaign successfully in an unprecedented primary season that built grassroots infra... US Poll 2008: Obama begins Final campaign
Abdul Ruff - 6/27/2008
In the background of the long, historic US-led terror wars in Afghanistan and Iraq killing thousands of innocent Muslims since the Sept 11 event, US is undergoing a long poll campaign season to elect a new president to take office in 2009. With primaries coming to an end, the US voters are keenly watching the outcome of the ensuing debates as the campaigns for presidential finals in November election by Democratic Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain have begun. Barack Obama has started his journey from Virginia towards the White House when another Democratic Party candida... The New Name-Economy of The New World
Naseem Javed - 6/27/2008
Among other things, the top one percentile of the global brand name identities also causes what's pulling the strings of the world's stock exchanges, as when they sneeze, a shiver triggers throughout the globe, altering the wealth of national economies. The fact that markets shoot up or down when customers of the world, en masse respond to their dazzling offering either jumping in joy or taking a momentary pause proves their influence on global moods of the economy. These brand identities are extremely powerful and command respect from the universal populace; they also have obtained exclusive ... ECONOMY: Bernanke aggravates trade deficit risks
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/27/2008
The growing United States deficit on trade in goods and services, rising to US$60.9 billion in April from $56.5 billion in March, heightens the risk of recession and surging unemployment. he recent comments by Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke about oil-driven inflation only serve to distract attention from these issues and aggravate risks. Bush's Vision Requires A West Bank Subdivision
David Singer - 6/19/2008
Subdivision of the West Bank between Jewish and Arab claimants has always been an essential ingredient of President Bush's 2002 vision to create a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan. Economy: Current Account Deficit Surges in First Quarter
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/19/2008
Yesterday, the Commerce Department reported the first quarter current account deficit was $176.4 billion, up from $167.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007. The deficit was 5.0 percent of GDP. A Tribute to Fathers
Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. - 6/15/2008
Dad play a very important role in the lives of their children, and that’s true for our guests staying at Joy Junction, New Mexico’s largest emergency homeless shelter. For Father’s Day 2008, we asked a number of our residents to write down their thoughts about “Dad.” Preparing Unipolar Children for a Nonpolar World
Jennifer L. Jackson - 6/15/2008
America is still preparing our children for life in a unipolar world, and as described by Richard Haass[1] and Fareed Zakaria[2] in separate essays which appeared in a recent issue of Foreign Affairs, we are living in an emerging nonpolar world. The ability of the United States to adjust, survive, and prosper in this new world order will depend upon successful preparation of the next generation for the evolution of the international power structure already happening. ECONOMY: Bernanke Aggravates Risks and Ignores Fundamental Problems
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/10/2008
Today, the Commerce Department reported the April deficit on trade in goods and services was $60.9 billion. This was up from $56.5 billion in March, substantially larger than the 59.5 billion consensus forecast. ECONOMY: What to look for in Tuesday’s Trade Deficit Data
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/9/2008
Tuesday, the Commerce Department will report the April trade deficit. Last month, the Commerce Department reported the March deficit on goods and services was $58.2 billion. For April, my published forecast is $60.0 billion and the consensus forecast is $59.5 billion. Educating Women
Prof. John Press - 6/9/2008
The Educating Women Conference’s keynote speaker, Jane Roland Martin, chose Hillary Clinton and misogyny as her main topic. When a man is aggressive, she told us, people admire the trait. When a woman is aggressive she gets called the “b word.” This puts Clinton in a lose – lose situation. If she comes off as feminine, people will say she is not tough enough to be President. If she tells people she is tough, they consider her outside the pale of normal female behavior, an aberration, or even "a monster" Martin declared. President Clinton Was A Warmonger
Elizabeth Wright - 6/9/2008
Author William Blum claims that Americans who feel outrage at the "Bush crime syndicate's foreign policy" should not lose sight of his predecessor's criminal dealings abroad. In "Don't Look Back: Who Said Clinton Didn't Kill Anybody?" (CounterPunch), Blum outlines the Clinton administration's interventions around the world that would warm the heart of any lover of George W. Bush. Here are thumbnail sketches of just a few described by Blum: Hunting Season for Whites
Kyle Bristow - 6/9/2008
Between the night of May 31 and the wee hours of the morning of June 1, 2008, between 20 and 30 black teenagers formed a mob to terrorize the citizens of Mount Clemens, Michigan. These hoodlums robbed people of cell phones and wallets, threw a brick through the window of a moving car, and beat up their victims so badly that at least one of their targets was hospitalized with a fractured skull. In an article in the Macomb Daily entitled “Mob, Carnival Attacks May Be Linked” (6/5/2008), the mother of one of the victims told police that “her son was on the ground trying to fend off the attackers who were ‘about ready to kick his head in’ when deputies arrived.” Stung by the word 'white'
Elizabeth Wright - 6/9/2008
To observe that blacks are voting in mass for a black man, only because he is black, is considered acceptable conduct and even praiseworthy. Yet, to bring up the reality of race, when it's clear that many whites prefer to vote for white candidates, is a sign of "racism" and unmitigated bigotry. How could anything except outright racial bias account for Barack Obama getting 91% to 98% of the vote of a single ethnic bloc? How Barack Obama won the nomination of the Democratic Party
Reza Hossein Borr - 6/9/2008
Martin Luther King did not accept the decisions that were made for him by others. The history had decided his place in the society but he was not satisfied with that place and therefore, he changed the course of history by changing first himself and his own beliefs. These are the beliefs that make history and a person represents his beliefs when he presents them to a state of affair which is in complete contrast with it. People have never been given a wish without being given the intelligence and resolve for achieving it. For generations people thought: black and white that the state of ma... US Poll 2008: Candidates United on Foreign Policy
Abdul Ruff - 6/8/2008
Now that Obama Barack has won the Democratic nomination for facing the Republican McCain in the Presidential finals, the battle scenario is becoming clearer and world would witness a lot of rhetoric war between them. But there is very little difference in their respective foreign policy. Bush Legacy: Vindication or Blunders?
Rashidul Bari - 6/8/2008
Many political pundits started writing books assessing President George Bush success and failures. He is leaving White House in seven months. How much he could do in these time period? Could he fix the damage he made over the past seven years? Could he leave Iraq before he leaves White House? Harry Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, gave a permission to drop Atomic Bombs on Japan—which killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki. However, Truman still regarded as one of the greatest presidents of United States. Will Bush eventually receive a Truman-like v... Bush Special Lecture on Democracy
Abdul Ruff - 6/8/2008
It is an established fact that USA has enormous capacity to project its strengths and hide its failures both on domestic and external fronts by way of aggressive actions abroad, war inclusive, and spurious lectures of warning and advice to its adversaries and opponents. US failures in Mideast and Afghanistan where the Americans have not only killed thousands of Muslims, squandered their resources, but also spent huge resources. In Mideast peace initiate of the Bush administration, Bush single-handedly could generate enormous confusion with his conflicting actions. Economy: What to look for in Tuesday’s Trade Deficit Data
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/8/2008
Tuesday, the Commerce Department will report the April trade deficit. Last month, the Commerce Department reported the March deficit on goods and services was $58.2 billion. For April, my published forecast is $60.0 billion and the consensus forecast is $59.5 billion. To Cope With Oil Shock, Emulate Japan
Dilip Hiro - 6/8/2008
With the price of oil rocketing to the unprecedented level of $130 a barrel, there is a talk of another oil shock. Unfortunately, unlike past instances, this one is unlikely to subside, and may indeed keep intensifying. The only way out is for Western nations, the gluttonous users of petroleum, to cut their consumption and emulate Japan in its consistent drive for energy efficiency and alternate sources. Current Indicators Women are Still Not Equals in U.S. Society
Jennifer L. Jackson - 6/7/2008
Women in America have a choice – continue to be placated by superficial "equality" that exists in rhetoric and symbolism alone; or demand substantive change and a true equal position in all aspects of society. Why, as women, did we fight so vigorously for the right to vote, and have not fought just as tenaciously for an equal opportunity to hold office? Why have we so graciously filled the ranks of the labor market, and not demanded equal career opportunities or equal compensation? Why are we so grateful that we are finally allowed to "control" our own bodies when it comes to abortion, and ... Poisonous Plutocracy Pushes Economic Inequality
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 6/7/2008
The biggest political issue receiving no attention by the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates is the powerful plutocracy that has captured the government to produce rising economic inequality. US Poll 2008: Focus on Foreign Policy
Abdul Ruff - 6/7/2008
Now that Obama Barack has won the Democratic nomination for facing the Republican McCain in the Presidential finals, the battle scenario is becoming clearer and world would witness a lot of rhetoric war between them. But there is very little difference in their respective foreign policy. Economy: Recession Grips the Job Market
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/7/2008
Friday, the Labor Department reported the economy lost 49,000 payroll jobs in May, after losing 28,000 jobs in April. My published forecast was for a 50,000 loss. Interview with Barry Scott Zellen: Arctic Lessons
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 6/5/2008
Barry Scott Zellen is the Deputy Editor of "Strategic Insights", and Research Editor of the Arctic Security Project at the Center for Contemporary Conflict. Legislation to limit U.S. greenhouse emissions would actually accelerate global warming
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/5/2008
Congress is finally getting serious about global warming. But ironically, the approach it is considering would hasten, rather than slow, environmental calamity. Economy: Extending discount window a threat to markets
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/4/2008
US Federal Reserve vice chairman Donald L Kohn has floated the idea of giving Wall Street securities firms permanent access to Federal Reserve loans conditional on imposing greater regulatory oversight. While temporary Fed lending to these firms helped stabilize markets during the subprime meltdown, longer-term moral hazard has been established by creating expectations that both the Wall Street banks and primary securities deals may rely in the future on big Fed bailouts. Our Slave State
Kyle Bristow - 6/2/2008
In 1913, Catholic theologian and historian Hilaire Belloc published a book entitled The Servile State. In this book, he argues that the West will degenerate from embracing freedom and liberty into a civilization that tolerates and encourages “the reestablishment of slavery.” To Belloc, unfettered capitalism that serves the interests of big business is the vehicle to which a hell on earth will be established. FTO-Listed Iranian Terrorist IRGC Rockets Unarmed Opposition City
Prof. Daniel M. Zucker - 6/2/2008
On Monday, May 26, 2008, 16:23 local time, agents of the Sepah-e Qods (Qods Force), the Islamic Republic of Iran’s elite secretive unit of the Sepah-e Pasdaran (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps), the regime’s military organization tasked with executing IRGC extra-territorial terrorist operations, and the section that was proscribed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization this past October (2007) by the U.S. Department of State,[1] in an unprovoked attack, fired a Grad missile at Ashraf City in Diyala Province, Iraq. Ashraf City is home to the 3,400 members of the Iranian opposition organization... Win-Win-Win: Employers, Employees, and the Environment
Jennifer L. Jackson - 6/2/2008
The continually rising cost of gas and goods is making it more expensive for Americans to go to work, and is also increasing the cost to operate places of employment. At the same time as employees and employers are facing these new economic challenges, the movement to "go green" is gaining momentum. There are five simple steps that employers can take to help save the planet, improve the job satisfaction and efficiency of their employees, while saving money and increasing productivity. Will Congress Aggravate Global Warming?
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/1/2008
Congress is getting serious about global warming but approaches being considered will hasten environmental calamity. The full Senate is about to take up the Warner-Lieberman Bill. It would limit U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2012 to 2005 levels, and reduce those by 70 percent in 2050. Economy: Extending Fed Discount Window to Securities Dealers Would Destabilize Markets
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/1/2008
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Kohn has floated the idea of giving Wall Street securities firms permanent access to Federal Reserve loans conditional on imposing greater regulatory oversight. While temporary Fed lending to these firms has helped stabilized markets during the subprime meltdown, longer term moral hazard has been established by creating expectations that both the Wall Street banks and primary securities deals may rely in the future on big Fed bailouts. The Watch List Through the Prism of Global War on Terrorism
Ahmad Al-Akhras, Ph.D. - 6/1/2008
Like racial profiling, the so-called Watch List hinges on a false premise that people commit crimes because of their racial, ethnic or religious background. This false premise caused huge suffering to African America, Japanese Americans and now Arab and American Muslims. The worst part of this is the assumption that practicing Islam, never mind being an activist at that, gives one an appetite for terrorism. In the process, people who are in good standing who did not commit nor had a criminal record are treated as "posing a threat to civil aviation or national security" or as "potential enemies of the state". American Target- Terrorism or Islam?
Tanveer Jafri - 6/1/2008
Terror or terrorism is one of the oldest disasters on the earth. It can be said that this system named terrorism is, for the centuries, here on this earth. But there have always been differences to define it. If you talk from the side of terrorists, you can hear different reasons of terrorism from every affected area of terrorism. If not going deep into, it can be understood, the affected victims of the society call it terrorism what the terrorists indulged in terrorism call it crusade, revenge or an offensive action to oppose. The worldwide terrorism has different reasons in different parts o... Vote 2008: Candidates united on foreign policy
Abdul Ruff - 6/1/2008
It seem even if Bush administration in collusion with the Pentagon now focused on war with Islam and not exactly on terrorism invades a few more countries in Islamic world, the US leaders , cutting across the political divide, would support that as a matter of backing the so-called US national as well as global interests. Not only the leaders, but even the media in the USA and the West would fall in line and only condemn the Muslims as "fundamentalists” and terrorists” and the like. That is the essence of US foreign policy today. US foreign policy: Bush Double-speak in MIdeast
Abdul Ruff - 6/1/2008
In the West Bank and Gaza, the Palestinians marked what they call "the Nakba", or the catastrophe, which is their commemoration of the Arab exodus that coincided with the founding of Israel, while US and Israel celebrated 60th anniversary of Israel. CCD urges immediate action on eligibility of Qazi Hussain Ahmad to enter Canada
Naresh Raghubeer and David Harris - 6/1/2008
Ottawa, Canada - The Canadian Coalition for Democracies (CCD) is calling on the federal government to review the application for a Canadian visa by Mr. Qazi Hussain Ahmad, who has been invited to speak in Canada this weekend. Friday’s Home Sales Report and the Sorry State of Banking
Prof. Peter Morici - 6/1/2008
On May 21, the National Association of Realtors will report April existing home sales and prices. These are expected to continue the down trend of recent months and reflect the sorry and dysfunctional state of the banking industry. What’s behind the “appeasement” kefluffel?
Ted Belman - 5/21/2008
Democrats outraged by the remarks of President George W. Bush “appeasement” when he said, “America stands with you in breaking up terrorist networks and denying the extremists sanctuary. And America stands with you in firmly opposing Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions. Permitting the world’s leading sponsor of terror to possess the world’s deadliest weapon would be an unforgivable betrayal of future generations. For the sake of peace, the world must not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.” The Blitzkrieg in the Kulturkampf Western Civilization Faces
Kyle Bristow - 5/21/2008
Our culture has been besieged by opponents of Western civilization who wish in the depths of their dark hearts to dismantle the greatest civilization that has ever existed on the face of the planet, to deny us of our destiny, and to do away with our liberties. What our people face now is akin to what the people of Poland faced on September 1, 1939. Though our civilization is not being destroyed through a calculated military assault, it is however being destroyed through a calculated political and cultural assault. If our civilization is to survive, patriots must rise up in its defense. President Bush, Condoleezza Rice and Forgotten Letters
David Singer - 5/21/2008
President Bush and Condoleezza Rice have a lot on their minds as they grapple with a multitude of the world's current conflicts which - no doubt - have caused overloading of their respective memory banks. The Death of the Written Word and the Rebirth of Speech
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 5/20/2008
Well into the 16th century, people in a quest for knowledge approached scholars who, in turn, consulted musty, hand-written tomes in search of answers. Gutenberg's press cut out these middlemen. The curious now obtained direct access to the accumulated wisdom of millennia in the form of printed, bound books. Still, gatekeepers (such as publishers and editors) persisted as privileged intermediaries between authors, scientists, and artists and their audiences. It's Them or U.S.
Prof. Barry Rubin - 5/20/2008
After seeing how Western leaders are handling Lebanon , said an Israeli official privately, “Hizballah could only laugh. We have to take it into consideration that nobody will ever help us.” Of course, Israel is not alone because there are so many others becoming victims of a combination of Western dithering and radical aggressiveness. What Are We Waiting For?
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 5/20/2008
Long before the disastrous George W. Bush administration, I had been waiting for profound, systemic changes in our political system. Perversely, I saw the upside of Bush as motivating more Americans to demand political change. And that happened. But the national yearning for change was co-opted by Ron Paul on the right and Barack Obama on the left while John Edwards with the most authentic populist change message fizzled out early. Measures to Contain Inflation and the Trade Deficit
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 5/20/2008
Countries around the world - from Vietnam to Kazakhstan - have adopted these measures to reduce their burgeoning inflation and trade deficit: Democracy versus the Electoral College
Jennifer L. Jackson - 5/20/2008
Democracy is more than a form of government or a political science concept; democracy is an idea, an ideal, an aspiration. Wars have been waged to spread it, and peace has been sought to protect it. While the United States claims to be the birthparent of democracy, the Electoral College puts the free child up for adoption to the least populous states. Global warming is about the way we live
Iqbal Latif - 5/20/2008
As the world's poor suffer from severe food shortages, we 'waste' and cry about 'CO2 footprint' in the same breath at the same time. If we cut waste, we can help cut global warming, if there is one. The Positive "R" Words
Naseem Javed - 5/20/2008
The current and unavoidable Recession of America, slowly impacting Canada, Mexico, spreading it wings towards Europe and Asia, all the way to the farthest corners of the world is nothing to be either afraid or surprised of. It is just one of those cycles that appear every decade or so. While some land soft, some land hard, but this may be the hardest, yet still there are some very positive things in that "R" word. An Open Letter To President Bush Regarding Russian
Lorna Thomas - 5/20/2008
Over the last years I have written to both you and former President Clinton that Russia and Europe are steadily growing closer in unity and power as the U.S. and Britain decline in power and prestige. I have also written that unless changes occur, as horrifying as it is to contemplate, the U.S. like Britain, is heading into captivity to its enemies. Creating a More Perfect America
Rashidul Bari - 5/20/2008
Speaking in Philadelphia , the place where 221 years ago the Constitutional Convention was held, Sen. Barrack Obama discarded racially emotional remarks made by his former Pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Earlier Rev. Wright claimed that “God Dam America ” is more appropriate sentiment than “God bless America ” and asserted that the September 11 terrorist attack on America —represented the “chickens coming home to roost”. He also accused America as a racist society that dropped nuclear bombs on Japan and helped to oppress Palestinian and South American. Finally he said that America invented AIDS to eliminate blacks from the earth. Race and Western Civilization
Kyle Bristow - 5/15/2008
It is rare for a professor at my university to assign a truly enlightening book for us to read, so I have made a habit of not only reading the books my professors assign, but also, I read as many non-assigned books as I possibly can. The most recent book I finished was Race and the American Prospect: Essays on the Racial Realities of Our Nation and Our Time, which was edited by the late Sam Francis. I enjoyed the book so much that I felt obliged to write a book review of it to encourage more people to read it. Jews Must Choose Between Obama and Israel
Ted Belman - 5/15/2008
In the poll of Jewish voters (conducted April 1-30), it showed Obama getting 61% of the Jewish vote against John McCain (32%). Yet in the same poll Hillary Clinton beat Obama among Jewish voters 62% - 38%. So obviously Jews are lifelong democrats who would vote for Obama, whom they rejected in the primaries, rather than vote for McCain. Thus, for them, party loyalty is preferable to Israel loyalty. The Results of Legal Plunder
Nicholas M. Guariglia - 5/15/2008
The French philosopher Frederic Bastiat once defined the nexus of legality and morality in an 1849 treatise entitled The Law. In it, Bastiat highlights “the results of legal plunder,” a dilemma in which citizens may find the lawfulness of a practice to be ethically abhorrent. “The safest way to make laws respected is to make them respectable,” it states, continuing, “When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law. These two evils are of equal consequence…” The US must get real about energy independence
Ted Belman - 5/14/2008
I watched O’Reilly’s interview of John McCain last night and came away very disappointed. McCain says that voters will prefer him for his experience over Obama with his inexperience. At best this will just overcome the age factor. After all, McCain, as they say, is no spring chicken. To my mind, this election will be determined by the policies put forward. A recent poll reported the following as the big issues with their relative importance noted; The economy (35), situation in Iraq/war (21), health care (8) and fuel costs (8). This rather surprised me. McCain wants to give each... US Polls 2008: The Main Fight is Yet to Start
Abdul Ruff - 5/14/2008
Americans are already witnessing a sort of a tug of war among the hopefuls, particualry among the Democratic aspirants, although the US presidential elections are still far away in November . At the very outset it should be unambiguously stated that irrespective of who finally manages to enter the White House to succeed President George W. Bush to rule not only the America, but, as the only super power to dictate terms to both the friendly and unfriendly nations, the most of the world, the over-all premises of the new incumbent would not be essentially different and would pursue essentially t... Economy: What to Watch in Wednesday's Consumer Price Data
Prof. Peter Morici - 5/14/2008
Wednesday, the Labor Department will issue April data for the Consumer Price Index. The consensus forecast is for a 0.3 percent increase in the headline number and a 0.2 percent increase in the core index—the headline number with energy and food prices removed. My published forecasts are 0.5 and 0.2 percent in these two indicators of consumer inflation. Confusing Diplomacy of Bush
Abdul Ruff - 5/14/2008
President George W Bush, accompanied by his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, arrived in Israel 14 May morning, his first stop on a five-day, three-country Middle East tour that will mix ceremony with substance as he marks the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding while trying to prod along faltering peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, and headed to Jerusalem for back-to-back meetings with Israeli Peres and premier Olmert. The trip was long-planned jointly by the Bush administration and Israeli lobby in the USA to coincide with Israel ’s 60th birthday. Bush, a 100% pro-Isra... Economy: What to Watch in Tuesday's Consumer Price Data
Prof. Peter Morici - 5/12/2008
Tuesday, the Labor Department will issue April data for the Consumer Price Index. The consensus forecast is for a 0.3 percent increase in the headline number and a 0.2 percent increase in the core index—the headline number with energy and food prices removed. My published forecasts are 0.5 and 0.2 percent in these two indicators of consumer inflation. Climate Change and Tourism’s Winners and Losers
Eric Heymann - 5/11/2008
Tourism is one industry which has seen a phenomenal growth in an increasingly globalized world. But the forces of globalization have now confronted the industry with a new and serious challenge – that of climate change. It will require a series of long-term of adjustments and is bound to leave some winners and losers. Why Waste?
Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. - 5/11/2008
I. Waste in Nature Waste is considered to be the by-product of both natural and artificial processes: manufacturing, chemical reactions, and events in biochemical pathways. But how do we distinguish the main products of an activity from its by-products? In industry, we intend to manufacture the former and often get the latter as well. Thus, our intention seems to be the determining factor: main products we want and plan to obtain, by-products are the unfortunate, albeit inevitable outcomes of the process. We strive to maximize the former even as we minimize the latter. US Polls 2008: McCain, Obama or Hillary?
Abdul Ruff - 5/11/2008
The US presidential elections are still far away in November. Americans are already witnessing a sort of a tug of war among the hopefuls. At the very outset it should be unambiguously stated that irrespective of who finally manages to enter the White House to succeed President George W. Bush to rule not only the America, but, as the only super power to dictate terms to both the friendly and unfriendly nations, the most of the world, the over-all premises of the new incumbent would not be essentially different and would pursue essentially the same policies of USA. Even as Republican restlessly... Anti-Semitic people in Associated Press
Sunita Paul - 5/11/2008
Following the publication of my recent article titled 'Press Under Attack in Bangladesh', which was published in a number of global newspapers, I received several mails from various individuals and journalists from Bangladesh expressing thanks for putting focus on this extremely important issue, while a journalist named Ms. Parveen Ahmed, who works with Associated Press (AP) in Dhaka (Bangladesh) as well an unidentified individual named Syful Islam sent me two separate mails, almost at the same time expressing their anti-Semitic attitude. Libel Tourism is Real
Elizabeth Samson, Esq. - 5/11/2008
Several months ago I began an analysis of the misuse of foreign and domestic judicial systems for political purposes. At the same time it seemed as though there were frequently instances of strange happenings in the news. Taxi drivers not allowing passengers with seeing-eye dogs in their cars because it was inconsistent with their religious beliefs, imams being removed from a flight after acting suspiciously and then suing the airline for unspecified damages, citing "fear, depression, mental pain and financial injury", and one my personal favorites, the Oklahoma State Legislature practically... After Hillary, Voting With Conscience and Pride
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 5/11/2008
This general election more than most will test the courage of voters to avoid lesser-evil strategic voting that has propped up our two-party plutocracy. People with intelligence and conscience must resist peer pressure and the temptation to vote against John McCain by voting for Barack Obama. Economy: U.S. Productivity Advances 1.9 Percent
Prof. Peter Morici - 5/11/2008
This week, the Department of Labor reported productivity in the nonfarm private business sector increased at a 2.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2008. The consensus forecast was 1.5 percent, and my published forecast was 2.0 percent. Economy: U.S. Trade Deficit Falls to 58.2 billion in March, Lowers GDP by $250 Billion
Prof. Peter Morici - 5/11/2008
Friday, the Commerce Department reported the March deficit on trade in goods and services was $58.2 billion. This was down from $61.7 billion in February and was about 4.9 percent of GDP. Economy and the World in Crisis: Gas, Food, Thought
Jennifer L. Jackson - 5/11/2008
Crisis is defined first as a "turning point" and secondly as a "crucial situation." Currently the world is deep into the latter as it relates to energy and food, though inevitably the present situation will evolve into the former. The international community, and particularly the United States, must be willing to think differently about energy, food, and the environment. The current paradigm, as expressed by consumption and inaction, reflects an underlying belief that there will always be more and that this crisis, and others before it, are temporary. Just as society had to accept that the... Multiculturalism, Culturism and the Americanization Movement
Prof. John Press - 5/4/2008
The Americanization movement greeted immigrants between 1895 and 1924. Few people nowadays know about the Americanization movement, but it swept the nation at a level comparable to that of abolition movement, prohibition, women's suffrage and the Great Awakenings. In 1918 two branches of the Federal government ran Americanization programs. One had over 100 employees, surveyed the activities of 50,000 local organizations working with foreign populations, and coordinated tactics with at least 15,000. Industries and Presidents participated in this effort. The Americanization movement provides a traditional culturist model we should all know about. Why Won’t Whites, Jews, and Catholics Vote for Obama?
Bill Levinson - 5/4/2008
Despite the endorsement of Senator Robert Casey (D-PA), Barack Obama lost the Pennsylvania primary by a 55-45 margin. In Luzerne County PA, a traditional Democratic region whose demographics include factory workers and the descendents of immigrant coal miners (many Catholic), Obama lost by a three to one margin. Why does Barack Obama have so much difficulty in getting white people (and especially Catholics and Jews) to vote for him? Let’s give “Barry” some hints and see his likely conclusion. Obama has no credibility
Ted Belman - 5/4/2008
Finally, Obama’s Denunciates Rev. Wright. After days of largely ignoring the media blitz his former pastor has waged, Barack Obama reversed course and denounced the Rev. Jeremiah Wright in the strongest and most direct terms yet on Tuesday. It was a decision that may help him reclaim some of the initiative in a tight presidential primary contest, but it is not without risks. Countries in Glass Houses Shouldn't Threaten Boycotts
Jennifer L. Jackson - 5/3/2008
A large number of organizations, celebrities, politicians, and average Americans are calling for a boycott of the 2008 summer Olympics in China. The boycott demands range from snubbing attendance at the Opening Ceremonies to complete withdrawals of athletes from competition. Public figures including Hillary Clinton, Steven Spielberg, and Bob Costas have all weighed-in on the issue; all have expressed outrage regarding China's human rights abuses and support of the Sudanese government. Mia Farrow termed the Games the "Genocide Olympics." Dick Enberg, a veteran broadcaster set to cover tennis... How to Get Universal Health Care
Joel S. Hirschhorn - 5/3/2008
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say they believe in giving Americans universal health care. I don’t believe them. Anyone who takes the time to understand universal health care should conclude that only a simple single payer system will reform the current outrageous system that benefits the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. American Economy Going to Hell
Kyle Bristow - 5/3/2008
I am sad to say it, but it seems that the United States of America, the country that produced the scientist who cured Polio, the army that defeated Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, and the first country to put mankind on the moon is in an economic free-fall. What US delegation may discuss
Sunita Paul - 5/2/2008
According to latest news received from Dhaka, US Assistant Secretary of States, Mr. Richard Boucher and Counter-Terrorism Department's Coordinator and Assistant Secretary Dale Daily are expected to arrive in Bangladesh on May 7 on a 3-day visit. Chelsea Clinton campaigns for Hillary
Abdul Ruff - 5/2/2008
Like in any developing country but unlike in great power politics generally speaking, daughter of one of the hopefuls for Democratic nomination as the candidate for US president’s poll, Chelsea Clinton is graduating into campaign tactics in favor of her mother and NY senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. It happened even as Hilary was lagging behind her rival Obama and much before when she outsmarted Obama in Pennsylvania Primary. Multiculturalists Gone Wild
Prof. John Press - 5/1/2008
Buddha is Hiding by Aihwa Ong shows the perils of multicultural policy compounded by multiculturalist thought. Ong's book follows the lives of 50,000 Cambodian refugees we accepted in the 1970s. During the reign of Pol Pot in Cambodia approximately one thir | 
