Global Politician

Minister Peiris Goes to Washington

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On May 18, Sri Lanka�s External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris will meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, DC. The two should have plenty to talk about. The Sri Lankan government�s action plan for the implementation of the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) will be at the top of the list.

GLOBAL SWEEP: Yuan, JP Morgan, Euro, Trade Deficit

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I. China�s Yuan Remains Hugely Undervalued, Dragging down U.S. Growth, Jobs

The Pentagon is a conveyor belt for hatred and enmity towards Islam

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

�We are not at war with Islam��President Obama

It was only last month that Pentagon officials repeatedly implored Pastor Terry Jones not to burn copies of the Quran fearing that Jones�s inflammatory action could arouse Muslim sentiments and endanger the lives of US soldiers serving in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Yet, a month later the Pentagon managed to outdo the bigotry of Terry J...

Trade Deficit and Unemployment

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I. Fix the Trade Deficit to End Jobs Drought

The $600 billion annual deficit is the most significant barrier to achieving a robust economic recovery and creating jobs, and oil and consumer goods from China account for virtually the entire problem.

Economists agree the pace of economic recovery has been too slow, because of too little demand for what Americans make.

Consumers...

Edwin Clark versus Nigeria

Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Part of the significant changes that came with the emergence of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in Nigerian national discourse are the metamorphosis of and the new role assumed by Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clarke. By the way, we must point out straight away here that there are many in the country that will argue that other significant changes have not been many since the president got into office, as said, that ...

The Demise of Empathy at Home and in the Family and the Role of Technology

Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Empathy is on a precipitous decline in the family and home environments. Technology is partly to blame, but so are other social and economic trends.

Rediscovery of Non-Alignment

Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The doctrine of non- alignment is worth pursuing not only for sake of the countries of Third World but also for the well-being, peace and security of the whole World. Being identified with universal moral values, this doctrine can only determine the natural course of public policy formulations within states and can also properly regulate the course of inter-state relations thereby ensuring good...

Who Knew about 'Amendment' to First Amendment?

Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

~ Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Did you know that 93 years ago the Supreme Court decreed that advertizing to your fellow Americans about their constitutional rights to be a federal crime?

Astoundingly, this was the unanimous 9-0 decision of the case Schenck v. United States (1919). This case, in an openly fascist manner violate...

Why Johnny Can�t Pay His Student Loans

Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Young people face a cruel irony. Most can�t land a decent job without a college education, yet many graduates are locked into poorly paying positions that don�t permit repayment of student loans.

The Demise of Empathy in Business and the Workplace

Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Empathy is at the foundation of both altruism and collaboration. Thus, while it does consume scarce resources, empathy confers important evolutionary advantages both from the individual�s point of view (cooperation) and from the species�s (altruism.)