The disparity in country sizes
I just found a cool chart that shows the extreme disparity in the land size of countries. This one is just for land area; population would show even greater differences. […]
I just found a cool chart that shows the extreme disparity in the land size of countries. This one is just for land area; population would show even greater differences. […]
The worst of the crisis in the Eurozone is now widely considered to be over and the economy recovering, with the situation in Greece having moved away from the state […]
Consumerism is certainly not an American invention, but the modern form of consumerism with its lust for the newest thing and its wasteful ephemeral fads has its origins in the […]
The United States and France are currently debating the possibility of a Franco-American intervention in the Syrian civil war, after the alleged use of internationally banned chemical weapons by Bashar […]
This week, the UN General Assembly voted to put French Polynesia, a collectivité of France in the Pacific Ocean known for its largest island, Tahiti, back on the UN list […]
Just a quick link to an interesting video from the Guardian News: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2012/sep/20/morocco-renewable-energy-future-video Apparently Morocco is now a leading country in renewable energy planning. Not something I would have expected, […]
Normally, I am vehemently against the military intervention of powerful nations in the affairs of weaker nations. However, sometimes human rights abuses and oppression get so bad that intervention will cause less damage […]
The subject that has been occupying the world’s attention of late is, of course, the anti-American protests that have racked the Muslim world. The protests were sparked by a despicable […]
The current United States presidential elections have been steeped in controversy over the massive campaign spending, slanderous attack ads, and accusations that are, pure and simply, lies. Campaign spending for […]
An United States military war simulation has predicted that an Israeli strike on Iran would start a full-scale regional war and have disastrous consequences. According to the simulation, the U.S. would […]
One argument that I have heard over and over against communism is this one: “We’ve tried it, and it failed”. It’s true. It has been tried by China and its satellites, […]