Aung San Suu Kyi is a much revered opposition leader in Myanmar (Burma) (born 1945). She has bravely resisted – and still does – the murderous military regime in her homeland and has won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
The North Cyprus Palace at Vouni
Visit the palace at Vouni in North Cyprus in 483 B.C. as a royal advisor guides you from room to room. Imagine the palace filled with courtiers, soldiers, servants, officials. Join an intrigue 2500 years old as you learn why spies went out from Vouni to spy on the city of Soli just a few miles away.
This Is Not Your Dads Republican Party Anymore
Stock markets are strange because they reflect the sum total of all our hopes, fears and prejudices at the end of each day. Every so often something big comes along that can have very strong influence on the stock market, and the direction the market is going to take. Bear markets when they do come, come out of nowhere. Everybody is surprised by them, but once they happen, the pundits have what seem to be perfectly reasonable explanations for why they happen.
Where Is A Good Liberal When You Need One?
I believe compassion is a desire to help other people that is so overwhelming that you cannot help but go and help yourself.
Nichts ist unmöglich
Maurits Cornelis Escher war ein niederländischer Künstler und Grafiker. Besser bekannt als M.C. Escher wurde dieser vor allem durch seine Darstellung unmöglicher Figuren bekannt.
Real Conservative Dont Drink Lattes, Or Do They?
If Barry Goldwater were alive today to witness the new transformation of the GOP, he would grow a beard and become a bead vendor on Constitution Avenue in Washington.
The Blackpool Tower
This article discusses the Blackpool tower. It talks about the history and construction of the structure as well as its many features and attractions.
The Nuclear Option And The 4th Crusade
American nuclear forces on global alert is what CBS dished out as this author awoke on that chilly October morning in 1973 while attending Madison College in Virginia.
Thomas Garrett and Delawares Underground Railroad
Thomas Garrett is one of Delawares heroes, and a shining example of the tradition of righteous dissent in America.
Who Created the First US Flag of 50 Stars?
How did a 17 year old, high school sophomore, from Lancaster Ohio turn a 1958 high school project into the American Flag that we have known and loved since 1960?
North Korea Yes, You Have Our Attention
North Korea has tested a low yield nuclear device with 4% of the destructive power of the bomb that the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II.
Republicans Vs Democrats
Currently in the United States there are two main political parties, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. While not every person ascribes to every belief of their stated political party, generally, the beliefs held are as follows: