November Wraps Up

Posted on November 30th, 2009 by in Almost On Topic

Just Say No – To Minarets The Swiss people have passed a ban on all minaret (a Moslem tower from which prayers are sung) construction within the country – despite the Swiss government’s active campaign against the ban. Unsurprisingly, worldwide criticism quickly flooded European media outlets. Presumably, tolerance should be extended to everyone – except [...]

No Gas for U.

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by in Economics & Politics

It’s that time of year again. No – not to lose those extra few holiday pounds, or to rationalize away a perfectly good (but overly optimistic) New Year’s resolution. Not at least, if you’re Russian, and unable to suppress your annual desire to use your oil and natural gas supplies to blackmail foreign nations. Few, [...]

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