State Of My Union

  I just finished an article in the NY Times. Our government ( and yes people it still is ours)is offering jobs and protection to Taliban soldiers if the lay down their guns and defect. Brilliant! Let me...

An alternative view of democracy

“In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.”How Aristotle, Plato and the boys would have howled in anguish at the...

'A call to arms'

It is often when people are at their worst that we see people at their best. We have seen examples of this paradox in Tiananmen Square, the monks in Burma, Dunkirk et al. I speak specifically of people...

International Law VS Municipal Law?

Never and Forever: Walt Whitman's Coherent Contradictions in Democratic Vistas

  It should not surprise a careful reader of Walt Whitman’s works that he not only wrote revolutionary poetry, but also some rather progressive prose. His lengthy essay Democratic Vistas is full of his...

The -3- Lady Leaders of -3- Democracies:

  The Three Outstanding Lady Leaders of the Globe: Margaret Hilda Thatcher of United Kingdom, Mrs. Indira Gandhi of Indian Union of Democracy and Hillary Rodham Clinton of the United States of America...

Conservative Americans

The mainstream news media, whether written or on television, can’t seem to grasp the reason they continue to lose viewers and or readers. They continually spew forth outright lies and inuendos, rarely...

Connecting with the European citizen

I am a part of an online European community. I blog about working for the European Union in the capital of Europe. I am part of a growing network of bloggers, pod casters, and vloggers celebrating the...

Jamica - A great Vacation Spot

My husband and I had the opportunity to visit Jamaica fir a wedding about two years ago. We went to Montego Bay which is breathtakingly beautiful. We stayed at a Sandal's Inn where we were right on the...

A look on democracy, capitallism and our negligent behavior towards both

When I say democracy what comes to mind?? I'm sure everyone would answer this question in their own way, some would say free speech others would say capitalism and still others might say that the people have...