Hamas winning a majority over the Palestinian Authority could not only endanger the current state of the region, it could serve to derail all the progress made thus far, however small that may be.
I get deeply saddened by the ongoings of this region, but I don’t have any origin or relationship to it. I [...]
Unreal! With a wicked human rights record and the propensity to ban and censor bloggers, banning an online user contributed encyclopedia is outlandish. Maybe China is just pissed over the entire Adam Curry thing.
After Abu Ghraib, it’s hard for China to take [...]
Some people love to hate anything. Some people love to hate on Microsoft particularly. I’m not one of those people.
What the Gates Foundation does for the world is awe inspiring. I hope to be able to contribute something of substance beyond technology [...]
You read that correctly. Next to Saudi Arabia, Canada is now considered to be numero deux. Why? Advances in techniques that enable turning the tar sands of Alberta to oil is becoming more cost effective.
(status as number two in the world comes from the C.I.A.)
Why do I mention this? It’s an [...]
The concept and discussion of holding and declaring an American citizen (or anyone for that matter) as an enemy combatant is beyond the scope of a quick blog post. But a quick thought gets one started:
Is Padilla guilty? It’s doesn’t really matter in this argument. He has rights like everyone else. [...]
I choked up a little when I read about Nguyen Tuong Van and his gov’t sponsored execution.
For the love of God: can’t a mother give her soon to be executed son one last hug? She can touch his face, touch his hands, but can’t give a person convicted of a drug [...]
Gosh, just when I thought things were bad in India, one begins to realize how bad it is in China. You can’t speak your mind there — nor can you blog about it. Business Week interviewed the founder of one of China’s leading blog providers, Blogcn.
This is required reading for anyone [...]