Debate on Torturing International Terrorists For those who wish to debate the issue of torturing the International Terrorist murderers and say it is not humane? I wonder if they have thought this thru completely. If someone has a better way to deal with this issue, then I say to thee, well then; Why not go confront them, tell them you are an American and tell them to have a little "Time Out"
International Law, Dangerous Precedents, and Reality Check Regarding International Law, Treaties, and Agreements. In reality it is not as it seems. On the surface we all pretend to be on the up and up. The United States is a very proper nation in terms of our treaties and agreements and have been for hundreds of years, but no one else is
More Government Running Amok The government wants your property and you have no say in the matter. Time for the people to start kicking some political butt.
Transit Strikes Inevitable During Times of High Fuel Prices Did you know it is a strategy of Cities to not negotiate with their unions during times of high fuel prices; same with School Districts and their bus drivers? But do you know why Transit Strikes Inevitable During Times of High Fuel Prices?
Scandals and Elections There are more than a few opinions on this whole sordid affair. Many have spoken at length, sometimes borderline long-winded, about it. That said, as far as I'm concerned, the Gomery Report and the Sponsorship Scandal is the best thing to happen to Canada since the invention of maple syrup!
The European Bank for the Retardation of Development In typical bureaucratese, the pensive EBRD analyst ventures with the appearance of compunction: "A number of projects have fallen short of acceptable standards (notice the passive, exculpating voice ...
Economic Free Zones in Macedonia Question: Dr. Vaknin - is it true that you are the father of the Law of Free Economic Zones? Answer: I participated in the dedicated and professional team, from many ministries and state organ...
Public Sector Economies in Transition In the previous article, we described the various methods developed in the West to cope with the ever-burgeoning public sector. Yet, economies in transition everywhere in the world have learned a l...
The Criminality of Transition Lecture given at the Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI) on 18/4/2001 Human vice is the most certain thing after death and taxes, to paraphrase Benjamin Franklin. The only variety of economic activi...
Market Impeders and Market Inefficiencies Even the most devout proponents of free marketry and hidden hand theories acknowledge the existence of market failures, market imperfections and inefficiencies in the allocation of economic resources...
Immortality and Mortality in the Economic Sciences Roberto Calvo Macias, a young author and thinker from Spain, once wrote to me that it is impossible to design a coherent philosophy of Economy without accounting for the (sad?) fact that we are morta...
The Distributive Justice of the Market "(1) Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive total system of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar system of liberty for all. (2) Social and economic inequalities are ...
The Fabric of Economic Trust Economy is called the dismal science because it pretends to be one, disguising its uncertainties and shifting fashions with mathematical formulae. Economy describes the aggregate behaviour of humans ...
The Revolt of the Poor: The Demise of Intellectual Property? Three years ago I published a book of short stories in Israel. The publishing house belongs to Israel's leading (and exceedingly wealthy) newspaper. I signed a contract which stated that I am entitle...
To Grow Out Of Unemployment There is a connection between economic growth and unemployment. There is a connection between growth and inflation. Therefore, commonsense (and financial theory) goes, there must be a connection betw...
Liquidity or Liquidation Large parts of the world today suffer from a severe liquidity crisis. The famed globalization of the capital markets seems to confine itself, ever more, to the richer parts, the more liquid exchanges...
Workaholism, Leisure and Pleasure The official working week is being reduced to 35 hours a week. In most countries in the world, it is limited to 45 hours a week. The trend during the last century seems to be unequivocal: less work, ...
Competition Laws A. THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPETITION The aims of competition (anti-trust) laws are to ensure that consumers pay the lowest possible price (=the most efficient price) coupled with the highest quality of...
Masterful E-mail Marketing There are more than 100 million e-mail users in the United States. Imagine how many of them might need YOUR services or products. Dozens? Hundreds?
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Canopy Swings - Escape the Weather with One Do you love to sit outdoors and swing for hours but have to cut your relaxing excursions short due to the intense sun or brief summer showers? If so, maybe you ...
Gastric Bypass Dumping Syndrome: How to Avoid It Weight loss surgery patients who have gastric bypass can suffer from what is called dumping syndrome. The most efficient way to avoid dumping is to maintain the...
Why Jesus? So many people wonder whether Jesus was who He said He was, but at the end of the day, His words are still around today. They are still bearing fruit, even thou...
Fashion with a Conscience While wristbands have become a fashionable way to show our geopolitics we often forget that we can make an even bigger impact on poverty and the environment thr...
Wedding Day Emergency Kits Anyone who has ever attended a wedding or served as a member of a bridal party knows that things do not always go as smoothly as planned. Whether you are a brid...
Know Your Bodybuilding Supplement - Methoxyisoflavone Bodybuilders are notorious for taking all sorts of nutritional supplements as they strive to build muscle, but are they always familiar with what they are putti...
How To Quickly Make Money With Your Website? Quickly making money with a website is the dream of all new online marketers but can it be done and if so how is it done. This article tells what I did in orde...
Professional SEO: Hand Off to Bob or Outsource the Job Professional SEO can be performed effectively in-house or outsourced. However, there are several criteria you should consider before attempting to perform searc...
How to Make a Living as an Affiliate 95% of all affiliates make $0 - $100 a year. I don't know about you, but in my books, this is not a living. In this quick "How To" guide, we'll take a look at h...
Wedding Dresses: What Not to Wear This advice is to keep you from choosing the WRONG wedding dress, and includes ideas to keep you from making a very expensive mistake.
Reducing Debt Through Lower Interest Loans It happens to the majority of us, credit card debt accumulates and before we quite realize it, we are carrying a debt load that is far beyond our means. When th...
Sales Letter Writing – Using AIDA One of the most successful formulas for any copywriter is what's commonly known as AIDA, an acronym for Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action. Learn how to us...
Alternative Medicine vs Conventional Medicine - Pt 2 The need for the administration of conventional medicine such as chemotherapy, synthetic drugs and surgery could be minimal if the public were encouraged to use...
