Unification of Europe’s Far Right: Rise of the Fourth Reich?
It took only five years for the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), or Nazi Party to rise from having only a few hundred members, to being able to force the president of Germany to proclaim Adolf Hitler — a man whom he thoroughly despised — Chancellor. Hitler’s meteoric ascent to power should serve as […]
Small is Beautiful: A Model of Economic Development for the Philippines and Beyond
National governments have assumed a direct hand in the economic development of countries, presumably to provide order to endeavors and undertakings that serve the well-being and improve the lives of people. This does not however mean that governments have always successfully achieved this explicitly-stated purpose. In developed countries where most people experience a life of […]
Apartheid Promoters Eulogize Mandela
World leaders have been eager to jump on the bandwagon of the mourning of the great man and freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela, since his death on December 5, 2013. Their eulogies, however, reek of self-absorption and propaganda. While a rare few may be sincere, the vast majority of spoken and written words by prominent world […]
Mandela’s Legacy: South Africa Then and Now
“The lack of human dignity experienced by Africans is the direct result of the policy of white supremacy.” – Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, April 20, 1964 States should rarely reflect, in their entirety, the bearing and views of their leader. States endure; leaders by their mortality do not, except in effigy or as memory. The passing […]
Cameron Goes to China: Morality Takes a Back Seat to Business
They turned up as an entourage from a distant land, seeking to pay their respects to the emperor of the orient. What British Prime Minister David Cameron’s large mission to China, heavy with business leaders and political offering, suggested was that little has changed in the chess pieces of tribute in international relations. Imperial power, […]
