I have been asked the following question by a reader: “In your opinion, are the failures of the Chavez administration an example of the inherent failure of socialism?” Chavas came to power as a result of a general uprising against a corrupt right wing minority government that ran the country so badly that the IMF …
On Oct 28, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Richard Norman wrote: Tony, Bill asked me to check in with you and make sure you saw his email yesterday. I know I don’t have to tell you how important this political season is, or how crucial it is that we take the Senate.But as you can see …
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The problem with the British attitude to the EU is that the British view the EU in totally different way to those on the Continent. The British still view the EU as a group of sovereign nations that have transferred important sovereign rights to Brussels in order to create a single market for economic purposes. …
A recent poll showed a leap in the percentage of Americans who say that organised religion is losing its influence on public life, from 52% in 2002 to 72% today. However the figures split along political party lines when people are asked whether churches should “express their views on day-to-day social and political questions”. 49% …
From: Xi Jinping, President of China, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Distribution date: October 1, 2014 To: Leading media outlets in the United States and Europe You have no doubt seen pictures of the crowds in Hong Kong, demonstrating against the established government of that …
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