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...economic growth of India, [June 19], made plain that the world is changing at a pace we can't control. Countries that have had nothing in the past are now fighting to assert their dominance on the world stage. No longer are Western nations the rulers of our planet. Eastern countries have seen what the West has achieved, and now they want a little of that for themselves. I don't believe it will be long before China and India become the new superpowers. I wonder how the U.S. will cope when it no longer has the power to dictate...
...growth of India, "India Awakens" [July 3], made plain that the world is changing at a pace we can't control. Countries that have had nothing in the past are now fighting to assert their dominance on the world stage. No longer are Western nations the rulers of our planet. Eastern countries have seen what the West has achieved, and now they want a little of that for themselves. I don't believe it will be long before China and India become the new superpowers. I wonder how the U.S. will cope when it no longer has the power...
Jessica feels such shindigs are “existentially” exhausting. The participants “spend the whole party talking over one another, overlapping and overtaking the conversation to prove that they are the smartest, funniest person in the room, if not the entire planet.” Not only is she pithy; she’s on the mark...
...commercial whaling, Norway is within its rights to object to the rules and set its own catch limits. Having eaten whale and enjoyed it, I fail to see any moral difference between eating whale and eating beef, as long as we are responsible in utilizing the resources of the planet. Jan Magnussen Old Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. Preparedness Pays Off Re "Sharing the load" [july 3], on the progress made in providing assistance to Africa since last year's G-8 summit: When large populations are brought to the brink of crisis, international aid interventions are hugely expensive and logistically complicated...
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