Archive for the ‘Foreign Relations’ Category
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Mexico
Posted on December 27, 2010
The headlines coming from Mexico are almost all uniformly bad. Notre Dame and Miami, two college football programs who are competing against one another in the Sun Bowl in San...
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The Commoner
Posted on December 20, 2010
According to newspaper reports, Prince Williams’ upcoming nuptials to Kate Middleton are facing criticism from some royalists within the British Monarchy. The reason? She is too common. Yes, despite being...
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Rare Earth
Posted on December 15, 2010
When you get up in morning and you are trying to find your cell phone, you probably aren’t thinking about Neodymium, but maybe you should. Neodymium is a Rare Earth...
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China’s Achilles Heal
Posted on December 10, 2010
The Nobel Peace prize went to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was barred by the Chinese government from attending the ceremony. It was the first time since 1935 —...
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Two Faces of Janus
Posted on November 30, 2010
Janus is a fascinating mythical figure. He is honored at the beginning of each year, although most people don’t know it, because January is named after him. According to Wikipedia:...
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