Minimum Wage Hike Will Hurt Workers, Small Businesses

On February 10, The Arizona Republic reported the state's new minimum wage law had cost many teen workers their jobs. We can expect this on a national scale once the proposed minimum wage hike to $7.25 passes the Senate and gets signed in to law by President Bush.

Modern Liberals Claim That They Are Brighter People?

We all know that academia leans more towards the modern liberal skew than the rest of society in the United States. Perhaps you have noticed too that modern liberals claim that they are brighter people, as well? Indeed if many of them are in academia and more educated then one might say they are more learned in such things.

The Road to Racial Equality

A geographer from the University of Georgia, Matthew Mitchelson, has come up with an interesting statistic, as reported on CNN: there are at least 777 streets in the U.S. named for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.

Political Divide Heating Up!

The political divide is once again heating up even though there is not another presidential election for about three years. Some of the more aggressive political pundits are getting quite literary and creative. Just other day I read this poem on the Internet

Hillary's Political Chances of Becoming President

Hillary Clinton's life has always been under intense scrutiny by the American public. Americans seem to either love her or hate her, but they sure can't ignore her. However, analysts are saying that this might just work in her favor during the election. Any presidential candidate would rather have people talk about him or her rather than respond with bored indifference.

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.

Union Finance Budget for Financial Year 2007-2008, Government of India... (India is Shining)

Union Finance Minister (Govt. of India) P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2007-08 in Parliament on Wednesday, 28th Feb. 2007

The Cold War - Back By Popular Demand

As Russian President Vladimir Putin ratchets up his anti-U.S. rhetoric, the next generation of Americans may have to learn the lessons of the Cold War all over again. Despite the promise of peace represented by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world once again lurches towards brinkmanship.

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.

Don't Count Out Conservatives

While Giuliani seems to be making a splash, it would behoove conservatives to remember that the former mayor of New York is not one of them.

Africa And Dictatorships - 1960-1977

South Africa is the birthplace of the Apartheid. International sanctions are imposed on South Africa.

Liberals - Handguns And The Boogie Man

Conservative political article offering insight into liberals and gun control.

Wither Power Of American Empire?

Now, America is the most powerful state of the world. Some intellectuals believe that this is an empire like Roma in the past. Some experts argue that this empire is declining. This issue is remarkable in many aspects like international organizations.

Insurgent Psychology - Honour, Dignity, Shame And Humiliation - The Roots Of An Endless War

US troops booted down the door of Arab values and brought the worst of all possible insults upon them by dishonouring and humiliating them. In a region and culture, both Arabic and Muslim, where one’s dignity and honour are to be defended at all cost, including one’s life, the US shamed the Iraqi nation, the Arab nation and the Muslim world. The Bush administration, thus, blindly and arrogantly entered a war, which would inevitably result in a ceaseless Arab fight to regain their lost honour, dignity, pride, and to exact revenge upon an infidel who has dared to so grievously injure it.

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.