Raw Deal! Why Are Americans Treated Differently by Japanese Immigration and the Media "U.S. citizens planning to work in Japan should never enter Japan using a tourist visa or the visa waiver, even if they have been advised to do so. Such actions are illegal and can lead to arrest, i ...

Scientists are currently conducting a study on loblolly pines. The study utilizes a ring of carbon dioxide generators that surrounds patches of these trees. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of an increase of CO2 in the air on these pine trees. So far, they have notice ...

Global warming is one of the most contentious issues in the news today. Sadly, the facts on the subject are clouded by non-scientific issues. Conservatives/creationists often fear that accepting global warming as fact implies an acceptance of liberal/evolutionist/old earth doctrine. Scie ...

Ever since the end of August, when Hurricane Katrina devastated the major American city of New Orleans and the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of Alabama, the consequences of environmental degradation have been front-page news. Politicians and ordinary citizens are openly ...

Poverty. Ask any liberal, and they will tell you that the solution is simple: The Government needs to invest in programs to help the poor help themselves; to give them a hand up and a hand out in order to get them through this dark period in their lives. Ask any conservative, and the ...

Repeat after me: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United Sta ...

Even though they are able to live here without it. Everyone in the world knows that English is the language spoken in the U.S. and most immigrants are prepared to learn it. But when they arrive, many of them (especially Spanish speaking) find signs and other information in their own lan ...

And some of the benefits are immediate! Almost all of us who are not immigrants, are descended from immigrants. The United States was built by immigrants and it will always be a country of immigrants. When we think of Chinese, Italians, Germans, English, French, etc. we picture distinct ...

Shall I serve If I serve, who shall I serve The young person, regardless of educational achievement, is seldom taught to ask and answer these most basic questions before others are supplying the answers. The Bible says the choice boils down to serving God or money. For most people, the d ...

Is it just me or are the dunces in the U.S. Senate totally unqualified to pass judgment on Supreme Court nominees They have been entrusted with a duty that can have no meaning. They cant do their job because they have no clue what questions to ask. They have to know your dreams and ...

Republicans are using a smokescreen but they also are in the process of turning against the war and demanding a withdrawal. What became of all the hot rhetoric about being tough on terrorism, that Iraq was the center of the war on terrorism, and that to do anything less than stay the cou ...

Maybe we need a combination of the two. What does it mean to be American Does it mean everyone talks the same and looks the same and believes the same things Does it mean forgetting everything that our parents and grandparents had to go through to get to this country Does it mean forget ...

Last year, Pentagon defense adviser Andrew Marshall issued a harsh warning of the consequences of climate change: mass chaos, national security crises and food shortages. If climate change occurs abruptly, the report declared, there could be a catastrophic breakdown in international sec ...

What is Science! First of all, Science! is not the same as science. Science! is the study and knowledge of all things scientific, quasiscientific, or pseudoscientific. Anything that is obscure, incoherent, or improbable is made clear by the purveyor of Science! (also known as the Scie ...

There has been much focus on the digital divide and the threat that underserved populations would be left even further behind as the digital revolution changes every aspect of our society. The human services nonprofit organization plays a large role in the dealing with the issues of the ...

I understand that there is an enormous inertia in the present tax system. The incremental complication of the tax code over the last 80 years has given birth to an entire industry that is fully capable of defending their turf. These are challenging times. The American people are equal ...

It is a sad truth that most of us will know extreme hardship at some point in our lives. At such a time, it is important to know that we have people in our corner that we can count on should a need arise. Unfortunately, with more and more families ending in broken homes and with th ...

Many people who dont vote and remain aloof to all political participation are unaware of the long history of the American Civil Liberties Union. That is one of the ACLUs greatest strengths. Although much newer the ACLJ has quite a different history and it would cause little embarrassment ...

When asked, "If you could wish for one thing only, what would that wish be" almost everyone; from beauty pagent contestants, to politicians, to religious leaders, to children, to the average person on the street states, "Peace On Earth" or "An end to all wars". Those wishes, while exempl ...

Natural disasters leave victims who continue to suffer long after the media turns its focus elsewhere. People who lose their homes and all of their possessions may feel lucky to be alive, but they need a place where to continue to live. Recently, some architects and others interested in ...