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...question has a relatively accountable and democratic political system, then the answer is no—we should allow those states to adopt or reject domestic policies as they see fit. We ought not to assume that a nation’s elected representatives are less concerned with their citizens?? well being than we are. On the other hand, we cannot assume such beneficence from regimes that are not accountable to their people. There is doubtless much room for improvement in the domestic policies of nations such as China, and we should use the carrot of trade...
Today, sub-Saharan Africa hemorrhages more money in debt payments each year than it spends on health and education combined. Nations that lack the resources to provide basic services for their citizens??less than one percent of HIV positive Africans have access to treatment—must allocate large portions of their budgets to debt payments. Around the globe, poor nations struggling toward growth are finding their efforts stymied by debilitating debt burdens. Even in those cases where countries incurred debt under legitimate regimes, it hardly seems fair to put the interests of rich creditors before the satisfaction...
...opposition forgets that America enjoys an open culture, and tolerance of citizens?? myriad beliefs is key in maintaining this ideal. It is on these principles that the court ruling criticizes the pledge as “a profession of a religious belief, namely, a belief in monotheism.” To retain this slogan is to impose a conviction that not all Americans share...
...Kozeny then disappeared—with Czech citizens?? money—reappearing in the Bahamas, earning the infamous nickname of “Pirate of Prague,” according to the Columbia Spectator...
...presidential primary season heats up, candidates are earnestly courting their voting constituencies day in and day out. Labor interests, big business, soccer moms and senior citizens??every group has had its interests addressed. But one group—as usual—remains habitually ignored. Although a potentially powerful voting block, America’s college students are notorious for being absent at the voting booths on Election Day. Their apathy towards politics leads many political contenders to view college students with equal apathy. Young-adult issues are systematically ignored in campaign platforms as the divide between young...