Katrina Cash Crisis Continues
America’s charitable response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has been astounding. However, the mind-numbing scope of the disaster is such that these noble efforts must continue.
The Math of the Aftermath
The latest natural disasters may not still be the latest news. To those who were affected by them, though, the aftermath is much more than a headline. These are stories that we cannot push to the back pages or the backs of our minds.
Spin Cycle
Jon Stewart has become a very influential political voice in the media, and he’s an unabashed comedian. That speaks well of him, but what does it say about the American media?
The Inertia of Power
America holds its presidential administrations directly accountable every four years. The real question, though, is how accountable they hold themselves.
Ur bin Legend
In the wrong circumstances, image can indeed be everything. In the case of Osama bin Laden, his image is just possibly a more potent tool than his money. How did this happen? We can only look to the West for answers.
Wanted: And It Had Better Be Alive!
It’s finally emerged that the USA had an opportunity to fire a robo-rocket at Osama bin Laden recently, except that he was in Pakistan and their government didn’t give permission in time to do the deed. So, why should the Americans be thanking them?
Fuel for Thought
With gasoline prices as high as they are, calls for action against the oil giants are circulating in cyberspace. Here’s a much better method of addressing the issue.
FBI Raids: Pertinent or Paranoid?
FBI raids are certain to grab headlines. That can raise an ethical question, though, if the possibility exists that the purpose of the raid is for its intimidating effect as much as it is to grab wrongdoers. Could this be the case in raids involving two e-currency companies?