Vosselaar, 4th January 2006 - First of all, I wish all my readers a very Happy New Year. In the justification for the writing of my book "A Holy Terror", I mention an unavoidable clash between the "Preachers of Love" and the "Preachers of Hate". Everyone knows that I mean Christians an ...

The basics of learning how your local governments operate, can be mastered over time by devoting only two hours a year, to that goal. That is the time it would take for you to attend, just one local government meeting a year. Just imagine every citizen over the age of 18 attending one l ...

Conflict Management Parisian Style (part 1) The suburbs of Paris are in flames. For the last couple of months civil war like conditions have reigned in the suburbs of the French capital/metropolis. Arson attacks are rampant. Thousands of cars and buses are being set ablaze. Also amon ...

The phrase Middle East and the word peace are so contradictory that when put together they become an oxymoron. An oxymoron, as defined by the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined". There are very few things in this ...

There are a couple of problems that exist, which hinder local government from being the best it can be. One problem that prevents some citizens from attending local government meetings, is the fear of the local elected officials. They are strangers. We don't know them, therefore, we av ...

Well darlings, How was it for you The holiday season, I mean. What else If there was anything else for me then I must apologise, I don't remember it - I guess if it wasn't the drink, then I must have thought it insignificant at the time! Oh, dear! Did I just hear someone shout: "Bitch!" ...

The colossus of Israels Center-Right is no more. Sharons cerebral hemorrhage, induced coma, and declared departure from Israels political life have created a grave and vacuous ability for Israel to carry on viable negotiations with either the Palestinians or other belligerents. This as ...

The Canadian political system as it is known today was first drafted by the "Fathers of Confederation" at the Quebec conference of 1864. This then became law when the constitution act was passed in 1867. This act gave the formal executive authority to Queen Victoria (Queen of Great Brita ...

Greetings to one and all, in the name and memory of Herbert W. Armstrong who visited and addressed many leaders of the nations you represent here today. Mr. Armstrong, ambassador for world peace without political portfolio, was a man sent by the Great Creator God (who made all men and de ...

Misgoverning the poor. The poor in developed countries like the USA and UK, honest and dishonest alike, are handled only by the non-street-wise middle class who run government departments and other bodies - ensuring that the poor are generally badly mistreated and misgoverned. Of cours ...

Travelling around India this month, in blinding contrast to the evident levels of stark poverty that can be seen in a great number of its citizens, something in the air tells one that India is pulsing with energy for change. For throughout the next half a century India will be seen to em ...

The United States has gravitated from an industrial economy, where we produced most of our own goods, to a service economy, where we no longer produce the majority of our own goods. I have been out of college for almost nine years now but always worked throughout college. I have worked ...

Is history about to repeat itself Will the upcoming Israeli elections manage to escape from the clutches of Shimon Peres' again Can lightning strike twice Remember, Shimon Peres incredibly lost the race to become the leader of the Labor Party to Amir Peretz due, in large part, to growin ...

Continued Toxic Rhetoric Leads to Poisoned Communication Climate A leaders inability to choose an appropriate communication strategy in a conflict situation can have disastrous consequences, as witnessed by the French riots. Instead of using language that could calm heated attitudes a ...

This article does not discuss the legalities of affirmative action, I leave that to the courts. This article is solely about the philosophy of affirmative action. According to Wikipedia, affirmative action "is a policy or a program promoting the representation in various systems of peo ...

In my opinion, Harry Belafonte, is a mouthpiece for the far left, however, he is not naive. I think the he was a very talented entertainer who misses the limelight and is just trying to garner publicity and notice. I don't think he cares what he says as long as people pay attention to hi ...

Care packages for troops on duty overseas are not only needed, but are still the best way to 'thank you'. While most basic needs of troops are already provided for, there are always certain items that are in short supply. For example, prepaid phone cards are the best and most useful th ...

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. (GSW) is a national nonprofit organization of military widows (and widowers) that provides support, information on benefits and resources, and works to increase federal benefits for surviving spouses and children. GSW is headquartered in Birmingham, Alaba ...

We all know of at least one local elected official, who seems to have been around forever. At some point in time that person finally decides to retire. Their name will not be on the ballot. One of those local icons was retiring this year from my County Board. This particular gentleman ...

I am resolved to the fact that government legislation will continue to erode away at our freedoms. Government likes to paint itself as the lamb, but usually is the wolf. Its the rules of necessity to protect us from certain harm. Take for instance the latest hot topic in farming, NAIS, N ...