Nurturing Malaysian Democracy

Malaysian democracy is stunted and retarded by gerrymandering, hegemony of the ruling regime, and a hopelessly weak opposition. How can it grow and flourish? By an understanding of the ideas that really underlied the American Revolution.

Lebanon We Fear!

Go back to the civil war my beloved country, for your leaders are unable to reach a pact that will make Lebanon triumph over a definite civil war.

Fear of Too Many Illegal Aliens in the US Causes Shock Waves

Many people who watch the evening news are fearful of the events taking place in our nation. Often the events that take place are indeed embellished by the mass media hysteria causing and inciting even more fear.

Cain Couldn't Find His Gun

Since Cain couldn't find his gun - he used a stone - what would he have done if he hadn't been able to find a stone?

American Soft Power

Goal of this essay is explaining and investigating concept of power and its sorts (Soft power and hard power), and try to make clear the role and significant of soft power in foreign policy of UAS. Also articulation and investigating the adopted policies of the United States, and creating a new discussion in sphere of political power are the purposes of the research. USA since the independence in 1978 till the end of nineteen century, in international relations system didn’t play any remarkable role.

Union Intimidation Bill - Democratic Party Repays Union Masters

This union intimidation tool puts new penalties on employers, going beyond the existing remediation tools now available through the National Labor Relations Board. There are no offsetting penalties on unions’ behavior when obtaining signed cards.

In Response To Accusations Of Political Partisanship

Often times people are pigeon-holed into a category of political thought based on certain opinions they may hold about certain issues. Regardless of whether they themselves consider themselves politically affiliated or not, or even if they hold opinions which differ from the body-politic into which they have been categorized, these accusations or labels stick. When they do so they stigmatize the individual and do great harm to the ability of peoples to engage in speech free from rhetoric and cliche and narrow the ability of society to progress through the dissemination and advancement of ideas.

America's Flag - A Spiritual History

The need for healing as the earth moves into a higher vibration of light applies not only to individuals, but to nations, and not only to nations, but to the symbols of nations that represent their essence. Thus, the flag of America is in need of healing as is her consciousness, and that which enables the consciousness of America to reawaken to its true proportions and purpose, will also heal the flag and restore its full measure of light.

Liberals - Handguns And The Boogie Man

Conservative political article offering insight into liberals and gun control.

The War in Afghanistan - No Excuses

We owe a moral debt to the people of Afghanistan, and our inability to cover the tab is largely because of the disaster in Iraq. The Iraq war has impacted the Afghanistan campaign in all sorts of negative ways. It has weakened the will of Western governments to meet their obligations, and has added immeasurably to public cynicism. Yet the inescapable fact remains that we owe a moral debt that must be honored.

Phantoms in the Gulf of Tonkin

Until 1964, Vietnam was not a U.S. war. Sure, the U.S. had sent 400 special forces to train South Vietnamese troops in 1961. And more troops were sent to police the country in 1963. And every now and again U.S. newspapers printed photos of Buddhist monks setting themselves on fire in public. But, even the threat of Communism toppling regimes like dominoes wasn't good enough to sell a full-blown war. Until August 2...

MySpace Launching Political Careers?

Presidents frequently pour massive amounts of money into their election campaigns- this is nothing new. What is new, however, is a new fad for the upcoming election- MySpace. Yes, the same social networking website that young teenagers use to communicate and make new friends. And why not? There is already for significant commercial potential on MySpace – internet marketers have found a place to gain massive traffic for their sites and reap the rewards in terms of monetization.

What Works for Africans

There isn't anything wrong in the individualistic idea of social behavior, it is just that it is not natural with Africans- the intricacies are not embedded within us. So, we get confused even more. We cannot stand firm on any side of the fence as we bestride it and when this is extended, it stagnates our human development.

African Leaders Mindset

No foreign nation outside the fringes of the African continent will waste their real resources to chart a path of progress for black Africa. Africans simply have to do it themselves. The intrinsic nature of Man is about self-preservation, survival and opportunism. Morals? Yes, that could be negotiated, nobody easily gives you what you deserve until you negotiate.

America's Spiritual History - The Impulse That Gave Birth to a Nation

Infused by light from higher realms, the founding impulse of liberty and justice for all aroused a passion and spiritual fervor in the founders of America, based on the ideal that every citizen was entitled to feel adequately represented in a government of their choosing and that their voice could and would be heard. These originators of the new Republic held a deep and unshakeable conviction that only by bringing ultimate authority of choice back to the people who are governed, could a truly democratic society exist.