Outside Insight

Recently U.S. people and congress have been told by Bush that a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia is urgent and necessary for Americans. He used usual fear tactics and said that this agreement is necessary for our National Security. Some of the words he used:

“urgent”
“stake on national security is too high”
“stakes are high in South [...]

The Recent History of the Hmong

There’s no logic or reason in my mind for that. How can a person not be affected by such images? How can someone do any of it and not feel something terribly wrong with themselves? This is what wars do to men - and I say “Men” specifically. Abuses to [...]

If one group of people can be violated - any group of people can be violated. It may not happen all at once but we’ll all eventually be there…minorities first as usual. If someone supports mean-spirited behaviors it won’t be long before it comes back to them - in some places of the world this [...]

I truly admire those who can laugh in the face of adversity. It’s one of those ’survival of the fittest’ skills.