It is hard to know whether to laugh or cry when you read the rhetoric about immigration in the US media. It is of course natural for a country to exhibit some symptoms of xenophobia at a time of economic stress; that's the normal blame game. The populist mantra of ‘they are taking our jobs and
It fascinates me that some cling to securing the borders as a panacea to return the US to peace and prosperity. It is actually an inversion of the reality. The US becomes richer due to internationalization, and globalization is not a trend that can be reversed by a state or Federal legislature.
It is interesting to note Iran’s relative silence in response to the tragic killings by the IDF of peace activists on the Gaza flotilla. It would seem an opportunity for the Iranian regime dressed for the plate and ready to be served. Here is an opportunity for Iran to join the worldwide clamo
Today’s youngsters are well-informed, technologically adept and love an opportunity to satirize politicians. In South Africa, ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is the latest target of such public humiliation. Malema takes himself all too seriously and often compares himself to Mandela. Man
Religion has long understood the concept of globalization. Missionaries pursuing converts overseas- regardless of whether through voluntary conviction or force - were early internationalization forces. However, when it comes to progressive and secular globalization, religiosity is the last l
In light of the latest set of nuclear maneuverings of Iran and Brazil and new proposed sanctions, it is worthwhile revisiting the confusion of global nuclear policy. Who can be and can’t be granted self-governance over nuclear development plans seems to be based on whim. It reads like a Marx B
05.18.2010 | Americas, Asia, Editorials, Europe, Middle East, Rest of the World | Stuart Ford
To a purist, the market is the most efficient mechanism for economic development. The morality of any such development takes a secondary role in the massive American military-industrial economy. The evangelicalism of fiscal conservatives also produces an ironic dualism in the uneasy marriage to
Much to the horror of the seal the border Fortress America proponents, the world is integrating at increasingly faster and faster rates. Technology knows no national borders and has become a transnational cooperative (and competitive) medium to speed internationalization. Another important e
Much social media content is banal. It is even sometimes downright annoying and pervasive. It is often characterized by Heidi and Spencer’s latest update, Ashton Kutcher tweeting candid shots of Demi Moore or the like. It is often frat-level humor with silly Facebook fan pages, themes, quizzes
There are times I am tempted to throw my hands in the air and surrender to the populist takeover of American journalism. Complex issues are distilled, parsed, stretched and repackaged to meet the needs of an ideologue position. It happens on all sides of the political spectrum, but there are s
Regular readers may be wondering about our recent silence. Don’t worry we haven’t run out of things to say or abandoned the good fight for insight; we just got surprised by an unexpected, lengthy overseas trip. Like many changes, being overseas produces multiple benefits. Not least of these
A rerun from the vaults, about an issue that should never be forgotten. There is something intrinsically troubling in there being 37 million people living below the poverty line in one of the top ten richest countries in the world. While the definition of whether the ‘poverty line’ in thi
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