Looking at the world today it is clear to see that there are so many inequalities and injustices of all degrees, ranging from bullying at school to full blown war. Since the existence of mankind we have been fighting each other for power, dominance, control and resources. Dominant individuals and countries, enforce their power over the more vul

So, here you are in a Greek antiques shop far north of Athens but still in Greece, in Macedonia. You Hold two figurines: one of a Greek Amazon Female Warrior, the other a model of an princess from Persia. You wonder what these two have in common, so you ask the shop keeper. It is a quiet moment, so he sits you down and makes you a cup of tea, a

Our image of heroic Greek antiques and figures grew out of even more ancient histories of western civilizations. They evolved and grew out of the cultures of Asia around Mesopotamia and in north Africa with Egypt and the Black Pharaohs to their south, and first allowed free speech in the times of Greek antiques. Here there was little influence u

These words about the use of power by Lincoln had me think of the legacy of power that America had enjoyed during the presidencies of the first President Bush, and also with Bill Clinton. In a touch of brilliance to push all signatories to sign the Akron Accord for some short peace in the area, Clinton held the meeting at the location of larges

There has never been a political campaign like it. No Hollywood script writer could have presented such a story and retained any credibility, The 2008 American Presidential campaign has become not only bizarre but insane. Consider the following: First a brash African American guy with a most un American sounding name, Barack Obama, defeats the B

Here we are, in the midst of a presidential campaign, trying to select a new leader for what is still the most economically powerful nation on Earth. The candidates are kissing all the babies they can get their palms on and smiling until their cheek muscles ache; but will they be able to produce any of the changes they talk about? Do we really want

This election period, the voters know and want to know much more about the presidency and whether that candidate can actually make changes. Voters will benefit greatly by understanding the powers of the presidency. During the Bush administration most citizens have become familiar with the president's power of Executive Privilege, which is th

If you want to capture the making of historical England there is no better place to look than London. Its history is a microcosm of the rest of the country and can be likened to a leader of fashion, what London did one day the rest of the country and indeed other countries followed the next. London was at the heart of the Roman and Norman invasi

A few years ago, my wife and I purchased from our Thai suppliers some rubies that were probably from Burma. We wondered what the conditions were under which they were mined and cut, and if owning rubies from Burma was out of alignment with our values. This past October, after the brutal squelching of the Burmese pro-democratic movement result

We all came out of Africa, and we fanned out in different directions, taking on character features such as lighter skin for more sun the further north, and somehow golden features in the middle east, which later ran over into the Americas. North in Egypt, and across north Africa people became a lighter Arabic skin than those blacks south in the

The concept of riverine forces was not new to Southeast Asia. During the Indochina War of 1946-54, French forces created the Dinassauts, which were combat organizations designed to operate in the hostile environment of Vietnam's waterways. These employed a variety of modified landing craft in the fire support and stop and search roles. When the

Common news reports in the United States so far: The average gasoline price will approach $5 per gallon this summer! Americans face increasing energy bills! Power outages are becoming more common in cities all across America! Food prices are at an all time high! For what people around the world consider the U.S. as the richest, most powerful

The writing is on the wall (street, that is), and it is telling us that we need to reaffirm the United States as the dominant force in the global economy, and that we have to do more to protect our citizens' retirement and investment programs. Most economic research suggests that tax code replacement surgery is essential for long-term economic p

World audit in their 17th Democracy Audit of the Millennium announce that: out of 150 countries audited, (all those with a million or more population); The opportunity to cast a vote can be quite meaningless unless there are transparently honest elections, with genuine voter choice of parties and people. We are confident that all of those countr

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