"Why should we be perpetually engaged in administering to yourwants, while you do nothing but take your rest, and enjoyyourself in luxury and self-indulgence?' The Members carried outtheir resolve and refused their assistance to the Belly. The whole Body quickly became debilitated, and the ...
Some gender gaps are closing, but the pace of progress is too slow in trade. Reformers in government and business can show the way. Learn more.
The situation in Greece has called into question the EU’s ability to deal with fiscal crises. This column argues that the EU’s political vulnerability is likely to prevent it enforcing existing rules for fiscal discipline. The IMF should therefore be called in. This would take the blame off...
Constitution, each state had at least one Representative and no more than one for every 30,000 people, but there was no clear definition on how large future Congresses for a growing America should be. Before passing the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, the method for calculating ...
Okay, yes, horse thieves should be punished, but I can't help but note how clever that is. It IS a little extreme if that planning that particular brand of chicanery, but I can see it working. Hence, the law. By the way, that law also exists in Alabama and Georgia. So if you'...
Choose either the TPP or the T-TIP free trade agreement and describe which other countries have signed on and why the U.S. Senate should ratify or not ratify the agreement. Also, explain how regional trading groups influence organizations. ...
Why should companies consider moving from China to Vietnam? There are several reasons for moving your production from China to Vietnam, but I will focus on four main ones. The first is low-cost manufacturing. This is one of the most well-known reasons for moving to Vietnam however this ...
Am I suggesting that we should all be able to have whatever we want, and that the earth’s systems can somehow support this? No, of course not. (Though it would be a lot more likely if the vast majority of the world’s wealth wasn’t hyper-concentrated in the hands of very few me...
SM: Today we have a rigid understanding of sacred sites being for one group, and the others won’t—and shouldn’t—come near it. Back then, there was a more collective approach to sanctity of space. The Islamic theory said, “we should fight these people and protect the Holy Land.”...
Finally, we'll hear from Brian O'Leary, who's arguably our planet's best informed person about optimum ways to replace coal/oil/nuclear energy swiftly. Because I believe both these speakers have information tremendously important for our survival, I want to emphasize that you should not let ...