2012 Presidential Platform for genuine change

Terrence Reed's 2012 Presidential Platform for genuine change:(excludes any congressional support)1) No Inaugural Celebration party.2) Refuse the Nobel Prize if offered to me.3) Retire Air Force One ($181,000+ per hour) and pay off the mortgage on the home of an unemployed...

Okinawa: 65 Years of Occupation

June 23, 2010 is the 65th Anniversary of end of the Battle of Okinawa (what the Japan central government calls it), L-Day (what the US military called it), or the "rain of iron" (what the Okinawans experienced). By the end of the battle almost a quarter-million people had...

Google vs China: who's the biggest loser?

I am not so naive as to say that Google is a "do-gooder," as they like to claim, but their long term business interests in China hinge on its ability to operate uncensored. Google is not any more ethical than other corporations; it just sees the world unclouded by the much...

The Watchmen Movie Revisited

I find it interesting that most reviews I have seen of The Watchmen, including reviews in Hong Kong, assume that the audience has already read the novel. But everyone I know, myself included, has yet to read the novel. One of my associates decided to read the novel before he...