1-10 of 330 hubssort by Hot Best Latest
US HIstory: President Ronald Reagan (1981 - 1988)
The Christian Science Monitor summed up the Reagan Presidency in the following words in 1997: Ronald Reagan's legacy was a fascinating mixture: lower inflation and higher deficits...reduced economic...and expanded social regulation...
7 commentsDetained In Iran: American Tourists Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Joshua Fattal
With the celebration of the American reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee being pardoned and released just starting, it is important to remember that Ling and Lee were not the only Americans detained across the...
8 commentsThe Theocracy and Pro-Western Youth of Iran
The following is my contest submission through the Pulitzer Center on the question, "How can US foreign policy be improved by the paradox that Iran is often viewed as America's most serious threat even though...
56 commentsHow a rise in fuel prices affect the airline industry
Rise in Fuel costs This paper reviews how oil prices affect the macro-economy and assesses quantitatively the extent to which the economies of OECD and developing countries remain vulnerable to a...
3 commentsBruce Bueno de Mesquita's Crystal Ball
Nicholas Thomson's Review of Bruce Bueno de Mesquita's "The Predictioneer's Game" Self interest is central to Bueno de Mesquita's analysis and predictions: Yes, you read that correctly. On Page 15 of The...
4 commentsUS History: George H.W. Bush (1989 - 1992)
The Administration of President George HW Bush included two major military conflicts, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, an official end to the Cold War, American successes at the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics, and many accomplishments by women, Blacks and Asians.
9 commentsPunjabs Delightful Baluchistan Girls
Baluchistan is aprovince ofcontrasts. It hassome of the bleakestlandscape in thecountry with grim,jagged mountains,barren and arid landwhere the sparsegreenery shrivelsand wilts, buthidden away are...
11 commentsRemember The Holocaust
My grandfather was a man of very few words, and much less when it came to his experiences in World War II. Later in life, this brave and valiant man tragically suffered a stroke, which caused some curious...
16 commentsWar is Never the Correct Way to Solve Political Problems
War Can Never Solve Political Problems. We can never solve political problems by resorting to war. J.G. Bennett says, “War is the supreme manifestation of human helplessness.” War is the...
0 commentsNeda Agha Soltani: Photo of Wrong Woman Posted Worldwide?
This is a photo of the Neda Soltani who was gunned down during the Iran election protests. photo courtesy currentnewsstories @ flickr.com This photo was taken is of a young woman with the same name, 'Neda...
29 comments
















