Year: 2011

Stop Saying Phobic!!

I am increasingly angered by the way the media accuses people of being phobic – afraid without rational reason – if they disagree with a particular political stance.

Globalization and Outsourcing Questions

I am told that our (North American) economies are transitioning to a service economy, providing high-value services while outsourcing manufacturing to low cost countries. This is supposed to keep our economies growing and grow the economies of our trading partners, increasing the size of the pie and raising the boat for all (mixed metaphor intentional).

Here are my questions:

Religionists – A Reminder

It is never hard to find Muslim, Christian and other clerics talking about improving society by enforcing their religions on us all. Here is another, this time from a Muslim.