Could the Iraq War have been prevented? Viewing the facts 10 years later, what were the consequences of the Iraq War? What did the Iraq War of 2003 accomplish?......[Read More]

Obamacare, a legislative train wreck, does not take full effect until next year. But the first cars are already derailing.......[Read More]

Ever since I was a little kid I have always spent my time brainstorming and experimenting with different business ideas. The first actual business I tried was when I was around 7 years old. My sister Jackie and I tried to sell seashells on Pensacola Beach. At our little seashell stand we also attemp......[Read More]

We all know our Earth is in serious trouble. If there is one person who can really turn around things in our country it is the president.......[Read More]

Malaria kills 5000 children every day. A child dies of malaria every 30-40 seconds in Sub-Saharan Africa. This articles calls upon governments, especially those in Africa, to speed up the distribution of anti-malarial commodities by removing taxes and tariffs on such products.......[Read More]

The Celsius system of temperature measurement is part of the metric system. As of 2011, most nations worldwide officially use the metric system, with the United States a significant exception. The Celsius scale is used not only to gauge weather conditions, but also to measure the temperature of the ......[Read More]

The checks and balances in a monarchy are variable. In large part it depends on what period in history you are looking at. In, for example, Medieval Europe, the monarch had very few checks and balances. In modern times, a monarch might have little to no power, or she could have a great deal.......[Read More]

As a Foot Note; senator Obama unprecedented success is based on a number of factors which are best captured in two folds: change and hope. His campaign was predicated on change; the change we need and the change we believe in. With these words, I hope change will be wrought in our life, in our mind ......[Read More]

There are many Conservative Think Tanks in the United States, and for every one of those there is a strong Liberal Think Tank purporting the exact opposite. Both sides obviously have something to prove, and they often do research just to show everyone that they know what they're talking about. ......[Read More]

Did you ever wonder why Wall Street bankers think they are worth $100 million bonuses? They think they are worth it because they have skewed the concentration of wealth in the United States. They are getting away with ripping off the Middle Class, and few of them have gone to prison for their behavi......[Read More]

You can't judge a book by its cover. Can't you - in the same way - judge an experience you have not lived? After moving to a foreign country, I have placed myself in the skin of a foreigner. Giving interesting insights.........[Read More]

When recent Texas legislation passed a bill that would force couples to either take a state-approved eight-hour pre-marriage counseling session or be compelled to pay $60.00 to $100.00 for a marriage license, a lot of people were up in arms.The proposed bill was intended to offer an incentive that w......[Read More]

In 1997, I spent five weeks traveling around mainland China. Landing in Shanghai, I traveled by bus, plane, and trains to the cities of Hangzhou, Suzhou, Xi'an, Chongqing, and Beijing. I cruised the Yangtze river both by Ferry and boat to the then under-construction Three-Gorges Dam.......[Read More]

We saw with the emergence of the Tea Party Movement how a relatively small percentage of the electorate can vocalize their displeasure of the government. Even though some of their ideas lack factual merit and they showed many intolerant attitudes, they should be congratulated for their tenacity. Ima......[Read More]

The reason behind this is the simple notion that the lesser the guns being issued, the lower the crime that may happen. However, criminals do not always use licensed and issued guns, most of the time; guns used in crimes are smuggled. This is what contradicts the stated notion.......[Read More]

There is much time in US president election but it is such a hot topic that everyone is talking about it. Everybody seems to enjoy when talking about an election which a year ahead.......[Read More]

Assessing the present political system in Nigeria requires a firm grasp of the nation's history, culture, and geography in order to determine the factors that have affected its development. Then look at the country's present type government, and what the nation has suffered under the present system-......[Read More]

"Please, no gifts" means that several state governors have turned down federal money on ideological grounds. And these funds, the result of tax revenues being returned to citizens, would have benefited the state and provided jobs. This no-gifts policy does not make sense.......[Read More]

Al Gore has come a long way since the days when he was moping around the house in his bathrobe all day, looking under the sofa cushions for his misplaced presidential election victory. He grew fat; he grew a beard. His future looked grim.......[Read More]

Political dynasty is hurting the political system of the country. The rich rule over the poor and they make their family members part of the entourage of power without giving others a chance to lead the country.......[Read More]