The debate around health reform in the US is partisan and vitriolic. It has been cast as a battle between the evil of big government versus the efficiency of the free markets. Any reform is demonized as social tinkering, and the fact of the matter that a bloated, over-expensive system with compa
Despite posturing and diplomacy in the public arena, if you really want to know what’s going on between nations you can do much worse than follow international arms contracts as we have reported before. Russia has an air defense system that is much in demand for example. Iran has been actively
An estimated $325 billion of criminal funds have flowed into the mainstream economy and kept several shaky banks afloat according to Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. He says he has seen evidence that the proceeds of organized crime were "the only liquid investment c
Long time readers will remember a report (Religious Courts in a Secular World) we ran last year on the introduction of a Sharia (Islamic Law) court to the United Kingdom. The Sharia system was allowed as a counterpart to the Beth Din Jewish system that has been authorized in the UK for over 100 yea
There are some issues that should transcend partisan lines, particularly in a relatively wealthy and developed country such as the United States. There are matters that require debate beyond economic rationalism and more as social ideals. Some things are above pure free-market considerations, an
It is worth repeating that beyond the strident headlines, there are structural economic drivers of societal and governmental change in Central Asia, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. It is a region with a history of almost constant conflict – an area shaped by the crucible of war an
07.1.2009 | Afghanistan, Asia, Pakistan | Clarity Staff Reporter
A re-run from the vaults to keep the issues front and center. The implied social contract that governs our democratic involvement has changed. In an increasingly complex, inter-connected, and rapid-pace world this is perhaps inevitable, but is worthy of note. Like the current economic recession,
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