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What lies at the heart of the??sectarian violence in Iraq is not so much religious dispute as it is a very secular competition for power and prominence in the new Iraq. Iraq is not all that different from Northern Ireland or Bosnia, where religion paraded as ethnicity and became a vehicle for communal rivalries. In the vacuum of power left by the fall of Saddam Hussein, the game of numbers has favored Shi'as, who are 60% of the population. It is for this reason that they wholeheartedly embraced democracy. Disgruntled Sunnis, on the other hand, vested their fortunes...
Being a Mexican immigrant in the??U.S. gives me pretty good insight into the immigration issue [Feb. 6]. It took me seven years to get a resident visa, and I am a college-trained interpreter. In my heart, there is always the dream of going back home. If a guest-worker program were in place, my fellow countrymen and I could go back to Mexico every so often, reaffirming our roots, and not remain indefinitely in the U.S. Since there is no such program in place, we have only one choice: to stay as long as we can and save...
...should have examined how the??wave of immigrant laborers affects American-born workers. As a gardener and landscape designer, I have seen firsthand how clients are bypassing American landscapers and hiring immigrant day laborers, whom they can pay less. In an economy already hurt by the outsourcing of U.S. jobs, should we allow Americans to be cut out of employment right here at home...
Klein's column was right on the??mark. It is amazing to me, a "Reagan Democrat," how quickly the U.S. electorate could forget President Bush's campaign positions that criticized the Clinton Administration's policy of "nation building." Isn't that precisely what Bush has us doing in Afghanistan and Iraq? As Klein said, democracy "demands that people take charge of their lives and make informed decisions." I hope Americans make informed decisions in the next elections...
Patience is not always the??best tactic for corporate chieftains to use when they are fighting those who wish to oust them, but it seems to have worked for Time Warner chairman Richard Parsons in his battle against Carl Icahn. In August, Icahn and a group of investors launched a bid to split up the Time Warner media empire (which includes Time Inc., publisher of this magazine). But Icahn could not win the support of key shareholders, who balked at his plan to oust Parsons and install a new slate of directors as a precursor to a company breakup. Parsons...