The American media is supposed to keep an eye out on the politicians, and report on what the politicians do wrong in order to keep them honest. However, the media in that country has become little more than a parrot […]
The United States Supreme Court today ruled that universal health care is constitutional. President Barack Obama has achieved a victory with this ruling. It was a 5/4 ruling, meaning that 5 judges ruled in favour, and 4 ruled against it. […]
The cost of civil war in Yemen has been immense. Whenever someone in Halifax (like me!) complains about what life here is like, we need to think of our brothers and sisters in a place like Yemen. The cost of […]
There are different economic systems that countries can choose to implement. The two that have gained the most publicity over the past century have been capitalism and communism. Communism did not turn out so well, as suggested by the fall […]
There is nothing that sells magazine covers like a picture of a glamorous women. Both Queen Noor, of Jordan, and Princess Diana, of England, fit this description. Who did more for their respective country? In terms of beauty, both are […]