No reason to bail out the shareholders
In a market capitalist system, investors invest money in corporations and businesses. They do in return receive the profits of the corporations and businesses they chose to invest in, and they do on...
View ArticleCivil Union of Choice vs. Marriage Wars (w/ poll)
Just as America is about to progress towards universal civil unions with any partner of your choice irrespective of sex, and rightly so, the "gay community" might be about to mess it up.
View ArticleStanding with Israel, more so than ever
I just finished reading a diary titled "Today I end my support of Israel" by diarist "Chilean Jew", which inspired me to give you my own thoughts on the issue. I have for decades traveled to ... let's...
View ArticleThe dawning of the age of cool
There are many reasons why I am enthusiastically looking forward to the inauguration of Barack Obama. The most important, however, is the dawning of the age of cool. What I expect we will leave behind...
View ArticleGaza - How to proceed ? (w/poll)
The Israeli operation 'Cast Lead' in Gaza, with all the human tragedy as with any war, is nearing its successful conclusion. It arises the question: How to proceed concerning 'Hamas', the islamofascist...
View ArticleCongratulations, Mr. President
I remember the moment when it became more than politics for me. That was on January 3rd, 2008, when I watched CNN coverage on the result of the primaries in Iowa. There was this candidate who spoke:...
View ArticleHillary's date with history
Through all of the year 2008, I did not feel all too positive emotions when the name of Hillary Clinton came up. After all, there was that fierce competiton of hers for the Democratic Party nomination...
View ArticleRight aim, wrong means
An undeniable benefit of the current financial and economic crisis is that it has started a fundamental debate about the architecture and ways and means of America's financial and economic system. This...
View ArticleJust do it SWIFT (w/poll)
UPDATE: VoA: EU Parliament Rejects Bank Data Deal with US FT: European parliament rejects US data swap deal Did you ever wish for representatives of the people who actually protect the privacy of the...
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