Our world has too many examples where ignorance results in rape (actual or metaphorical). Consider here the despoiling of peoples, nations a...

Administrators team with media in maintaining orthodox thought among the inhabitants of a command region. The US Government under President ...

US President Obama's pro-choice support is being attacked by the Roman Catholic Church and ultra-Right activists. These 'womb wrangl...

The British government is in the news as discussing an end to the ban on the heir to the British throne marrying a Roman Catholic (the monar...

Major General Geoffrey D. Miller now retired. Celebrated in the US Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. Maj. Gen. Miller’s awards include seven L...

Dick Cheney / George W. Bush will never be accused of elegance. They are fundamentally small & vindictive. They utilized fear to corral ...

Ambassador Charles Freeman explains tactics by the newly coined Lieberman-Likud Lobby, that "plumb the depths of dishonor and indecency...

A sad situation: people care, but lazily do nothing. Many people sit back and watch Obama working hard, winning some & losing some, and ...

The case of Bernard Madoff is frightening. The government regulatory agencies saw virtually nothing - even when irregularities were reported...

When... When would you try? When would you know? When to resist? Would you wait ... & ride the transports? Would you pause ... till disi...

Today I was shocked at receiving last year's Annual Report of the Tokyu Foundation for Inbound Students (財団法人とうきゅう外来留学生奨学財団; I'm a r...

Hawaiians are again being restricted from properly enjoying our inheritance. People such as attorney H. William Burgess and activist Kenneth...

Not being a financial insider, I didn't lose or gain money with Bernie Madoff; he was unknown to me prior to his arrest. Many people wer...

The banking establishment is suffering a downgrade of status as they seek public bailout funds. Use of the term "banksters" (adapt...

The economic crisis is not the sole blame of bungler bankers. Yet too many of these former plunderers are unrepentant and anti-reform. Those...

A thought in the night Must be scribbled on paper Before I forget Twitching fingers mean That I’m counting syllables In my new haiku Windswe...

Many times I've been bothered when opening files in MS-Office: I'll seek to open a recently-used file and rather than guess at its n...

Can one be a reformer or crusader in the USA? Is it really possible to "work for the people" and the public interest? Perhaps. But...

"Let's avoid partisanship" The US Republican Party & the failed policies of George W. Bush were thrashed at the polls. Now...

I've multiple important bases in my life, so each day I read news articles from assorted places around the world. Via the wonders of the...

Citizens of the USA, even those who often disagree with the government, do not typically recognize they live in a rogue state. But the Bush ...

An entrenched company, threatened by open-source free software, snaps back with a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Is this a storm in a teacup?...

I admire Ralph Nader. A little bit. I've never voted for him, and I would not. What I see as his biggest weakness is an inability to eff...

Loan servicing "help" Consolidate your troubles Dumb small-fry / shark food

Japan's Asahi newspaper recently reported the results of a Ministry of Internal Affairs government survey that found 38% of Japanese in...

The financial meltdown is trashing the legacy of the Bush Presidency. A lot of people are finding: "Golly, they sure were wrong with th...

You've seen the movie: Demonic creep is injured Hero feels relief Don't relax so soon! Evil will attack your back! Prepare to get...

Failed politicians... Bankers in Treasury jobs... Pick market winners Housecleaning ignored Gamblers keep their pay & jobs Financial fli...

The Washington Post reports : "Maryland State Police classified 53 nonviolent activists as terrorists and entered their names and pers...

Here are some links to excellent books: Baker on Destination Branding