Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

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Reading the Fine Print of Health Care Reform

July 30, 2009

On this day 44 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law The Social Security Act. Socialized medicine is a scary combination of words to many people in the US. Many urge the president not to take this route, but they do like their Medicare. Moreover, many people don’t know all the nuances of the reform. Is it really socialized medicine? Is government-run system really bad? How the health reform will affect you? This is a brief list of some resources.

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Credit Crisis: Infographic Video

March 23, 2009
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International Women’s Day 2009

March 7, 2009

Tea flowers—
their blooming
delays the dusk.

Chiyo-ni (1703-1775)

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Korea Conflict in Pictures

March 1, 2009

Photographs documenting events of the 20th century in Korea and current daily life in the North.

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Inside the Meltdown: How Economy Failed

February 22, 2009

One of the benefits of waking up at 5 AM to exercise is catching interesting documentaries. Read the rest of this entry ?

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How Presidents Age in Office and Regrets

January 27, 2009
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Pope Benedict XVI Lifts Excommunication of Holocaust Denier

January 26, 2009
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Barack Obama’s Inauguration 2009

January 20, 2009
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Vices of Public Speaking

January 20, 2009
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Power in the 21st Century

January 18, 2009

The basic concept of power is the ability to influence others to get them to do what you want. There are three major ways to do that: one is to threaten them with sticks; the second is to pay them with carrots; the third is to attract them or co-opt them, so that they want what you want. If you can get others to be attracted to want what you want, it costs you much less in carrots and sticks.

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Over One Trillion

January 8, 2009
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Adultery is a Crime

December 21, 2008