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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is nearing the end of an 11-day, 7-country tour of Africa. And all indications are that she is performing admirably, reinforcing the Obama doctrine of good governance as a precondition for US aid and direct investments. Unfortunately, the earlier part of her tour was upstaged by her husband’s simultaneous… Read more.
For decades now, the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church on things like birth control, pre-marital sex and abortion have been falling among thorns in the developed world. As a result, millions of Catholics remain affiliated with the church in name only. And of course millions more have become disaffected in recent years because of… Read more.
Indeed, no good deed goes unpunished. This familiar expression aptly describes the unwarranted criticisms of Oprah Winfrey’s school for African girls. Criticisms of Oprah’s school for African girls For years, the media hailed Oprah as a saint. Now they seem hell-bent on reminding her that she’s all too human. Except that they are using a school she built to tear her… Read more.
The new Cold War: China’s economic invasion In 1962, the Soviet Union threatened America’s sphere of influence by basing missiles in Cuba. President John F. Kennedy threatened nuclear confrontation if it did not retreat. The Soviet Union blinked, and the Cold War stayed cold. Fast-forward to today, and China is posing a similar threat. Except that instead of missiles, China is deploying… Read more.
