Commentary

America The Narcissist

The majority of worldwide respondents to the last two global Pew enter surveys (in 2002 and 2006) regarded the United States as the greatest menace to world peace – far greater than the likes of Iraq or China. Thinkers and scholars as diverse as Christopher Lasch in “The Cultural Narcissist” and Theodore Millon in “Personality Disorders of Everyday Life” have…

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Weddings

The New Melting Pot

The term ‘melting pot’ refers to the idea that societies formed by people of different cultures and religions will produce new social and cultural forms, where these cultures lose their individual characteristics to some degree. So the ‘ingredients’ in the pot fuse and create a completely new product. Nowadays this term is commonly used – sometimes not correctly. Scientifics and…

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Health Fitness

Legal Steroids Legally Available Over The Counter

Your legal steroids are too tough to define; legal steroids are really difficult to determine! You know, all steroids are not legal in all the countries, and nor are all steroids, illegal in all the countries. Some steroids that may be legal in your country may not be legal in other countries. So, the legality of steroids varies from country…

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Taxes

Revealing The Truth Behind The Garnishment Laws

Garnishment law has been in force to improvise the mode of collection of payment for the money due towards the federal government or any other creditor. Garnishment law also states wage garnishment according to which the money is deducted directly from the person’s salary after assessing the monthly expenses vis- What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0 Haha…

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Commentary

Add Me To The List Mr Blair

The terrorists are winning. Gradually but perceptibly, the USA and the United Kingdom (UK) are shedding their liberal democratic veneer, axing their traditions, reinterpreting their constitution (USA) and case law (UK) and, thus, becoming police states. Both the US Patriot Act, recently extended by Congress and Tony Blair’s newly acquired powers to exclude and deport not only active terrorists but…

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Commentary

The Democratic Ideal And New Colonialism

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful concerned individuals can precipitate change in the world … indeed, it is the only thing that ever has” (Margaret Mead) “Democracy” is not the rule of the people. It is government by periodically vetted representatives of the people. Democracy is not tantamount to a continuous expression of the popular will as it…

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Gambling

The History Of Poker

Poker is a card game with many theories about its history and many debates about its origins. Poker may have been around for more than ten centuries in the form of other card games. It is believed that the word ‘poker’ was derived from an underworld slang word ‘poke’ – this was a term used for pickpockets. When card-sharks cheated…

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Society

Malpractice Claims High Insurance Costs Force Doctors To Shut Their Doors

A growing number of doctors are limiting the medical services they provide, or leaving their practices altogether, for fear of malpractice lawsuits. That’s because the increasingly large awards in malpractice cases are translating into unaffordable insurance premiums for many doctors and hospitals. Even if doctors choose to stay in business, some are relocating to states with laws that provide better…

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