Living in Mexico - Not a Jeffersonian Democracy

Where did the Free Exchange, the Market Place of Ideas, go in America? It certainly is not here South of the Border!

War Czar - No Such Animal In The Us - Except Maybe For Bush

Bush is wacky again. HE seeks a war czar - he is our war czar. HE is the top banana and as loony as one!

New Middle Aged Group Benefits Committee

Isn't it about time we got some respect?

A Vote to Boycott Israeli Scholars

While the human disaster that is Darfur continues apace, the UCU has nothing to say about Sudanese academics lecturing in British universities. They are quiet also about Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia and Iran. All of their indignation is reserved for one state and one state only - Israel.

Living in Mexico - Dog, Pollution, Cops

Depending on where an American chooses to expatriate in Mexico, there is one irrevocable fact of Mexican life and culture that will be immediately apparent. Mexicans have a different attitude toward their dogs than Americans have.

Will Paris Hilton Learn Her Lesson?

Hilton seems to be starting the process of learning from her jail sentence by the first mature statement she has made. Perhaps there's hope for her yet!

Band-Aid, Anyone

This article addresses why people rely on easy fix-it models of success, and reveals what we all need to do to truly experience extraordinary living.

Why Can't African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, etc, Just be Called Americans?

This question is a very tricky one, because it seems such a simple thing to adopt a different label in the interest of unity... but it certainly isn't.

Free Speech and Discrimination

How many points of view interests the average reader?

What Me Worry - Where Do I Start?

Dear Mr. President, I am conflicted. I don't know if I should worry more about the international or national threats your administration has thrust upon me, an average beer-drinking, barbecue loving Midwesterner.

Europeans are HOT

Why Europeans fear warming

Is Affirmative Action Fair?

There has been a fierce debate for a while about the fairness of affirmative action but there is no argument to the millions whose lives it has changed for the better amid the pervasive racism in America.

The Human Element, Does It Always Have To Be Like This?

A view, a review, a statement, but my opinion. I wish you would read, then remark, and let me know.

La Mordida of Mexico - What to Do and How To Handle It

You can find some of the world's worst advice in Internet Chat Rooms. If you are planning a trip to Mexico, maybe even planning on living there as an expatriate, you can go on chat rooms all over the net and find some of the most rousing discussions. Sometimes you will find advice that you do not want to follow in a million years when it comes to Mexico and paying the La Mordida.

Paris Hilton: Why People Hate Her So Much

Apparently, people do not only hate Paris Hilton, they loathe everything about her- down to the tiniest details.