June 2nd, 2010
REFLECTIONS ON THE ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW
Susie L. Hoeller, J.D.
May 26, 2010
Introduction
On April 23, 2010, the Arizona Governor signed into law, the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” (“S.B. 1070”). Section 1 of S.B. 1070 sets forth the legislative intent as follows:
“The legislature finds that there is a compelling interest in the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout Arizona. The legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona. The provisions of this act are intended to work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States.”
The law is controversial but polls show that a slim majority of Arizonans and Americans support it. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 23rd, 2010
Discussions and Stories II
An Informal Look at Democratic Ideals and Democratic Realities
By David Armando Zelaya
I last asked for a step forward. I now ask for a step back. I ask that you step back from the minute by minute news ticker in perpetual rotation and instead exchange those minutes for days, your days for months, your months for years and your years for centuries. You’ll find that the jagged peaks and valleys on your Wall Street Journal turn to curves. The weather becomes something more serene. There is less to know and therefore less reason to worry. When Old-man Time is given leave to come and go, his volatile and chaotic whims and rants fade and blur, giving way like an old Van Gogh. It’s a trait not unnoticed and maybe even our cause for attributing wisdom to age.
In our previous discussion something was gained by this. Flawed democracy Read the rest of this entry »
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February 17th, 2010
LIQUID GLASS NANOTECHNOLOGY (a comment on nanotechnology)
GIOIETTA KUO
senior fellow, American center for international policy studies. amcips.org
kuo@amcips.org
2-3-10
We have all heard of nanotechnology, but so far few of us can point to a particular field where its application has radically changed our lives. Finally something wonderful has to come onto the market which is about to revolutionize the way we live. It sounds too good to be true: a nontoxic spray invisible to the human eye that protects almost any surface against dirt and bacteria, whether it is hospital equipment or ancient monuments and expensive fabrics. The spray is in the form of ‘liquid glass’ – a fluid that flows over surfaces as if it were flexible thin glass covering everything. The secret of this spray is Read the rest of this entry »
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February 17th, 2010
Ultimate Solution To Save Our Planet
Gioietta Kuo
Senior Fellow, American Center for International Policy Studies, amcips.org
may 31 2009
Almost all of us have a long wish list of how to solve the most urgent problems facing the world today. Starting with global warming, how do we grow forests, preserve water, energy and the list goes on. At the end of many articles on “how to save our civilization”, one invariably come to the final solution which comes down to limiting the world’s population. But how? Sex and reproduction seem to be inherent drives in the human existence.
Indeed, if one were to go through the chain of all the ills confronting the world today, one cannot but conclude that over population is the mother of all evils. Say if the population were to be reduced miraculously by even 10%, how many problems would simply vanish overnight.
It is befitting, therefore, that China, Read the rest of this entry »
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December 30th, 2009
” Party Survival In The Aftermath Of India’s Independence”
By Spencer Peacock.
Imagine taking a glance at a ballot in the distant future and surprisingly notice that one of the major parties is not listed. While it may seem like a dream come true to some, part disintegration is something that is very real for some of the world’s political systems. This paper will analyze the factors contributing to a party’s survival and as a result will also analyze the factors contributing to a party’s disintegration.
Researching what influences a party’s survival is beneficial to understanding the political system of certain states because it will provide an in-depth look on how the initial development and party decisions influence Read the rest of this entry »
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December 1st, 2009
By Gioietta Kuo
Senior fellow, American Center for International Policy Studies amcips.org
Nov 1 2009
Recently, UN Convention to Combat Decertification meeting in Argentina has issued a warning that drought could parch close to 70% of the planet’s soil by 2025. Currently drought is already affecting at least 41% of the planet and environmental degradation has caused it to spike by 15 to 25% just since 1990.
As we know, there is a global crisis in food and water. Our civilization is being squeezed Read the rest of this entry »
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November 23rd, 2009
An Informal Look at Democratic Ideals and Democratic Realities
By David Armando Zelaya
Democracy, much like anything else, loses its sense of charm when studied diligently. It no longer seems elegant, inspiring, or special. Much to the disappointment of cherished ideals, it begins to look like an over-complicated dastardly thing that more deserves scorn than praise. However, once we see democracy for what it is and not for what we wish it to be, productive thought can begin in earnest concerning how exactly democracy can be used for the benefit of humanity.
The following is an attempt at an informal but sober analysis. Specifically, it tries to address the behavior of democracy’s constituent parts, how democracy relates to other subjects and, how democracy and all it encompasses can affect the desperate Read the rest of this entry »
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September 8th, 2009
Biofuel Grassoline – Gasoline From Grass
Gioietta Kuo
Augusr 8 2009
Senior Fellow, American Center for International Policy Studies amcips.org
It present 25% of world energy is consumed by transport using mostly oil. As oil is on the wane, new echnologies are appearing both in the kind of motor car we drive and the fuel we use.
It is true to say that most technologies are market driven, which in turn is determined by demand. However, there are pitfalls in rushing headlong into production with a certain technology without some cool headed long term analysis of the viability and basic contradictions that might exist in the route taken by the market. For example the market may change or new technology may become available, so that the production just initiated becomes short lived with the result that the capital put into production cannot be recovered.
A good example of just this phenomenon is Read the rest of this entry »
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September 8th, 2009
Agriculture with sea water
Gioietta Kuo May 11 2009
Senior Fellow, American Center for International Policy Studies amcips.org
It is commonly believed that salt is bad for agriculture. But people living on the shores of India have had a saline based agricultural system for hundreds of years Intensive research is under way by scientists at NASA in the USA on algae and bacteria, the two most important biofuel technologies of the twenty first century. As a replacement for oil, algae is Read the rest of this entry »
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August 18th, 2009
by Randall Rowe – rowerand@gmail.com
Mr. Rowe is a graduate of Michigan State University with a B.A. in Russian and East European Studies.
On February 17, 2008, before a quorum of the Assembly of Kosovo, a new country officially asserted its independence from Serbia and became The Republic of Kosovo. Soon after this proclamation, the international community began to take sides. The United States and Western Europe quickly Read the rest of this entry »
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