The ritualistic month long celebration of Merdeka (independence) activities have largely lost their meaning. Discussion about the roles that different groups played in the road to independence has largely been rewritten to support the current…
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Varieties of Violence Terrorists, serial killers, domestic murderers — their ghoulish deeds fill our news and popular entertainment, interspersed with wars, riots, and brutal repressions. Violence surrounds us. Where does it come from? The answer propagated…
This is the sort of post that makes people mad, but in light of what’s happening in Egypt it’s necessary to talk about bin Laden. Most people who hate bin Laden have never read his…
Introduction Unlike many other countries within the MENA, Saudi Arabia appeared to be immune from the “Arab Spring” that fell upon the region and changed a number of societies dramatically. Consequently Saudi Arabia looks like a bastion…
Part 1 of “Judaism and Capitalism: Friends or Enemies?” The Lou Church Memorial Lecture in Religion and Economics, presented at the 2012 Austrian Scholars Conference The subject “Judaism and Capitalism” needs to be…
In times of rapid change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer “Every valuable human being must be a…
Every culture has a Story of the People to give meaning to the world. Part conscious and part unconscious, it consists of a matrix of agreements, narratives, and symbols that tell us why we are…
A Renaissance in the East In the world’s oldest university, a cradle of the European Renaissance, one is reminded of a great Italian who lived at the onset of that Renaissance half a millennium ago…
I’m going to make a bold prediction about the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election: The winner will be the guy who supports GMOs and bankster bailouts. Which candidate is this? Well BOTH of…
Berlin – The European Union agreed to new sanctions against Iran on Monday, October 15 to force Tehran to comply with international demands that it scale back its nuclear program. At the same time, violence…