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The Iraq War: Is there an apology for the poor Iraqis and did they really ask for Bush’s democ...

In 2006, A Johns Hopkins study placed the Iraqi civilian death toll at 600,000. Other estimates place the Iraqi civilian casualty between...

Emirates Airlines gets it right. Why life is going to be difficult for airlines with union problems....

Recently I had to make a quick trip to India. Economy class options were Emirates, Continental, British Airways, Lufthansa and Air...

Gulf Coast Oil Spill – Is BP really to blame? Or have we forgotten the politicians who favor d...

The failure of BP to plug the undersea oil gusher makes most people quite angry about the company and the oil industry in general....

Fringe: The Fox Paradox...

I think most of the Fox TV’s luminaries such as Bill O’Reilly or Glenn Beck are highly polarizing people and I don’t...

Inventive pan handler in San Francisco tends to his business within a garbage can...

This strategy of pan handling from within a garbage can/container is actually a great strategy. The spectacle is so unusual that tourists,...

Major Tom now driving the Lincoln MKZ: Shiny Toy Guns take on Peter Schilling and improve on a maste...

The Shiny Toy Guns rendition of the song ‘Major Tom (coming home)’ is a perfect example of a new take on an already terrific...

Economics: An Art or a Science?...

Last week, I happend to watch a Q&A session with the supply-side economics writer Bruce Bartlett on C-SPAN. He was talking about...

The Cruel Twist of American Healthcare...

In the US, if you lose your job, you will most likely be unable to afford health insurance unless you have a substantial amount of...

“Fix It Again Tony” No More: FIAT...

On a recent trip to Italy and Greece, I was able to appreciate some of the models of cars from Italian auto maker Fiat that dominate...

Why should all these banks and auto companies be saved?...

I keep hearing statements from politicians that amount to something like “the alternative to not stepping in and stimulating...

What No Presidential Candidate Will Talk About...

Listening to speakers at both the Democratic and Republican conventions, I wondered if any of these people really have the best interests...

Sarah Palin: A desperate attempt at getting Hillary votes...

In my last post, I was hopeful of Obama selecting Hillary and McCain selecting Romney as their VPs. Obama has chose Biden and McCain...

Pop culture surrounding Obama’s campaign...

If one needs to get an idea of the kind of appeal that Obama’s campaign has generated within the internet community and particularly...

Obama and Hillary vs. McCain and Romney = Very Probable Scenario...

McCain picking Romney and Obama picking Hillary is my guess at the VP choices by both parties. McCain may or may not need Romney but...

Jason Lezak’s 400 Olympic Freestyle Relay performance is nothing short of “Awesome”...

This is one swim race that I’ll probably never forget. Lezak literally won the race for the US and snatched victory from the...

CNN spoof email: Spammers employ creative copy and design techniques...

For the last two days, I have received about 5 spam emails with a suggestive subject line like “CNN – The daily top”....

Foreign takeovers of US companies may lead to a stronger dollar...

We’ve all been seeing a record number of U.S. Companies on sale or as acquisition targets for foreign companies such as the recent...

The Fall of Bear Stearns...

JP Morgan and the Feds bailed out Bear Stearns over the weekend. But is this really a bailout? Looking at the early morning trading...

Tall claims to become President? Hillary a better candidate....

We’ve all been hearing the front runners for the Presidential nomination talk about their good judgement. But how much of it...

Most Republicans “Live Poor and Vote Rich”, John Grisham...

While watching ‘Bill Moyers Journal’ on channel Thirteen this evening, I was struck by John Grisham’s observation...