Asia Markets: Shanghai, Taipei lead Asia stock gains

http://economicrisis.com/asia-markets-shanghai-taipei-lead-asia-stock-gains/5147 Asia Markets: Shanghai, Taipei lead Asia stock gains Most Asian markets rose Friday as bargain buyers accumulated beaten-down stocks ahead of the weekend, taking a positive view on the...

Red Dawn, and the absurd premise of N. Korea invading the U.S.

When I was a kid I went to see the 1984 movie, Red Dawn at a drive-in. I was still naive enough at the time to believe that the Soviets could invade the U.S., as the film shows. Heck, the Soviets might not even have had a navy that could have invaded Canada. But, at least...

Evolution under attack in South Korea and prison for atheist

In South Korea, a creationist (fundamentalist Christian) group has succeeded in getting that nation's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to ask school textbrook publishers to eliminate examples of evolution from textbrooks. This, is extremely depressing. In the...

Gangnam style for human rights

I think we are all very much well aware of Gangnam style, the song and video by the South Korean rapper, Psy. Of course, Gangnam style has a strong chance of being the Macarena of our time. If you are too young to remember the Macarena, google it or ask your uncle or older...

Evolution under attack in South Korea

In South Korea, a creationist (fundamentalist Christian) group has succeeded in getting that nation's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to ask school textbrook publishers to eliminate examples of evolution from textbrooks. This, is extremely depressing. In the...

Evolution under attack in South Korea and prison for atheist

In South Korea, a creationist (fundamentalist Christian) group has succeeded in getting that nation's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to ask school textbrook publishers to eliminate examples of evolution from textbrooks. This, is extremely depressing. In the...