Recently, US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker struck down a California voter backed law banning same sex marriage in California. The backlash from the supporters of the ban has been furious. Yet, the judge's clear reasonings in his judgment cannot be faulted. Critics fault the judge on everything else: the judge's own homosexuality as his bias, the federal court's … [Read more...] about A Different Verdict in the US Gay Marriage Debate: Democracy is irrational and dislikes facts and Constitution.
Convergence of Eastern and Western Collectivism
My high school political science teacher said once, that the political spectrum is not linear, but rather circular. If one go far enough toward one extreme, one circle back from the other extreme. So it is with the polarity of Western Individualism and Eastern Collectivism. Where the West has often maintained a tradition of individualistic accomplishments and thoughts, the … [Read more...] about Convergence of Eastern and Western Collectivism
In the new frontier of terrorism and nation building, US fights, China trades. But some small disconnect of roles.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8SC2Cv9tmF8F3ikTseBTnL_apEAD9GO0EO01 While US fights a war of increasing desperation, mired by lack of local support and increasing corruptions, China is increasingly dominant in the markets of Afghanistan, and giving plenty of aid to government, building roads and hospitals. Previously, (many hoped), India, being so … [Read more...] about In the new frontier of terrorism and nation building, US fights, China trades. But some small disconnect of roles.