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...Cultural Revolution, and less than 15 years down the road from a nasty bout of inflation - consumer prices rose a staggering 21% in 1994 - the Chinese regard real estate as vital security (what Tsinghua's Chovanec calls the "bar of gold" syndrome). Yang says he hasn't even tried to rent out two of his three apartments because "it's not that important to gain income from them; there is security in just owning them. They are paid for, and I know that if I ever get into any kind of economic trouble I can sell them. That's real...
...This Tea Party Started Why is it that TIME's photomontage of members of the Tea Party movement did not contain even one image of what recent polls have shown to be the average Tea Party member: rural, older, white and male [March 1]? These photos were misleading. Kathleen Austin Chicago...
...observed a man sitting at the kerb cutting small pieces from a tiger's paw, mixing them with different herbs and then making small parcels of the mixture and selling them. While I was watching, two policemen turned up and also found interest in his business. One of them even bought a packet! Obviously they had not heard about the law banning trade in tiger parts. Unfortunately, as long as greed, poverty, corruption and old culture exist, there is very little hope to save one of the most beautiful animals on earth. Kenth Johansson Malmo, Sweden
...political and economic situations in most African countries are repugnant, which is why Africans risk their lives to go to Europe even when they know it is not a bed of roses. The solution is for the Western governments to be resolute in blocking the emergence of dictators like Robert Mugabe. These leaders threw Africa into turmoil and the repercussion is the unprecedented flow of Africans into Europe. Sam Usadolo, KING WILLIAM'S TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA...
Merkel's main headache is Westerwelle, whose various job titles seem to have given him carte blanche to be the government's unofficial troublemaker. Finding himself holding the balance of power following 11 years in opposition, the ambitious politician is enjoying his first taste of power. Even though his main job is Foreign Minister, Westerwelle has flexed his muscles on domestic issues from tax reform to health care to nuclear power. Gero Neugebauer, a political scientist at the Free University in Berlin says Westerwelle's inexperience in government makes him a loose cannon. "Westerwelle's criticism gives the impression that...