Unlike most investment advisors and strategists, I pay a lot of attention to politics, both here in America and in overseas markets. The politics of a country tells me a lot about the probability of long-term economic growth and stability – vital ingredients for successful investing. It also reveals a country’s culture, business climate and [...]
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Russia, Venezuela, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Iran . . . Democracy has been slipping. Sure, we are propping up two quasi-democratic regimes in the middle east, but there has been no dramatic swing towards democracy. Neither Palestine, nor Lebanon have made it. The war on terror is often the antithesis of democracy. Unfortunately, this is a not [...]
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No grouping of human beings is without some amount of politics. Managing deployment of Six Sigma in your organization will unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict. However, with deft handling of the personal and political issues that come up, along with patience and perseverance, your Six Sigma deployment will not get derailed.Political factors [...]
KANO, Nigeria, April 22 – Nigeria’s troubled presidential election, which came under fire on Sunday from local and international observers and was rejected by two leading opposition candidates. It represents a significant setback for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa at a time when voters in countries across the continent are becoming more disillusioned with the way [...]
In an age where the voice of the people is heard in ways that were unthinkable in previous generations, an age where opinions, ideas, and thoughts can no longer be constrained or held back, an age where an individual can express their voice against the collective majority, in this privileged age of self empowerment there [...]
One where the Halakah becomes the law of state and where no law passed by the Knesset can in any way contradict its tenets? Isn’t that what many people see as the final realization of the Zionist Dream? Or do you think that Israel can be a Jewish state composed of Hebrew-speaking Gentiles?music blog
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I need the most popular political news stories of the day archived for the past few months. Is there a site that provides this? Thanks!
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During the Republican Convention in St. Paul I sat watching the audience of screaming fans wave, pump and gyrate their McCain/Palin placards.But the signs that really struck me were those with these words “Country First.”Now, on the face of it this sounds like good old American patriotism.We’re all for our country. All of us are [...]
Darling and Delicious, the twin baby prophets of Sarhara and her husband the prophet Johnny Oops, had a secret that they shared. Although they were only three months old, because they had genius genes, they had the minds of grown up women, and they regularly argued over politics telepathically. The trouble is that Darling was [...]
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I’m thinking about switching my major to Political Science, but I don’t know what kind of career I would need to pursue beyond that. Would I be limited to becoming a lobbyist or a politician or a campaign manager or something along those lines?
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