Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Well, there is no better laboratory to observe the functioning of this law than in the federal government of the United States, most notably throu...
Government government power people states politicsRecent events in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, have once again highlighted India's vulnerability to terrorist attacks. What is shocking is that despite the huge security machinery that exists in the country, the terrorists are strikin...
Government government terrorist terrorism mustIn the wake of the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, and the news that approximately 24% of American Jews (an increased, but still relatively small percentage) voted for George W. Bush, it is, I believe, an appropriate time to examine (not for the fir...
Government government israel support jewish muchDavid Stipp of Fortune has referred to climate change as "the mother of all national security issues (2004)." I see no reason to disagree, since as explained in my new textbook (2007), a peaking of global oil production in the near future could be la...
Government government climate production global peakingMany experts from various fields of expertise have talked about how dangerously high the Federal government's debts and spending are and how that debt and spending threaten the very solvency of the country. Just in the last three fiscal years du...
Government government state local fiscalConnecting Acre, Brazil, a state in the Amazon, with the cities of Matarani, Ilo, and San Juan de Marcona which are located along Peru's southern coast is the Trans-Oceanic Highway. The highway is 3,400 miles long and basically entails the renov...
Government government highway miles roads bridge constructionThe continuing saga of Ambassador Leo Wanta is not over by a long shot. It's not over until 'the Fat Lady sings', as they say, even though U.S. authorities are trying hard to make the story disappear, acting like a bunch of second rate...
Government government wanta american people ambassador storyYes, they are important to our future! Many of tomorrow's workers and business owners are the children of today's immigrants. More than 40% of the growth of our labor force in the late 1990s was due to immigrants, and since immigration WIL...
Government government children parents school immigrants someI hesitated to do this article for a number of reasons. First, I could never do justice to the the fantastically written article that the following paragraphs are based on. The article is entitled "The Courage of Jill Costello" and was written by Chr...
Government government jill courage political leadershipWith each succeeding poll measuring Americans' trust in institutions the elements of government sink to new lows. As we move toward the 2010 mid-term elections we are seeing a groundswell of anti-incumbent fever. Something is wrong; something is...
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