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Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Why countries go to war: 1 of 69
War is caused by territorial and or political gain at the expense of the innocent civilian populations of the countries involved, throughout human history. For instance, the 23 year long Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815) were caused by the first and only socialist country, France, feeling threatened by their autocratic and monarchi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 6 of 363
Smoking should be banned in enclosed public places because passive smoking by non-smokers is proven to lead to lung cancer. Comon sense prevails that a ban will lead to a decrease in people smoking. Health statistics prove that in Ireland in 2006 the precentage of people smoking (30%) remained unchanged, however those who avo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Money is the root of all evil: 2 of 81
Money and what and where it can buy is the new God, however, with the collapse of the capitalist system since 2007 new values are coming to the fore. The natural cycle of greed followed by thrift has suddenly exposed the faux-riche as ardent borrowers whose time has come to repay their excessive loans. Consumerism was supreme... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Will the current peace process in the Middle East yield lasting results?: 2 of 50
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met in the White House, Washington, USA on Monday, 9th November 2009. They conferred for 70 minutes in the Oval Office. Netanyahu's objective since coming into office was to neutralise the Obama presidency. During the first few months of Middle East diplomac... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) The growing power of women in politics: 1 of 25
When German Chancellor, Frau Angela Merkel replaced the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice as the most powerful woman in the world, she encouraged women throughout the world to seek political advancement.In France, Segolene Royal fought to govern France. 'Sego' fought her male rivals for the Socialist party nomination. R... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Lessons in life: 10 of 220
Normally there is a reasonable chance that by observing past behaviour the future, or trends in that future, may be somewhat predicted. During the present financial crisis no one knows what is going to happen because ii is not welll understood. Financialisation, deregulation and liberalisation has led to increased financial i... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Countries involved in World War II: 1 of 17
Most countries involved in World War 2 have published their official histories, France probably never will. France's armed forces wartime involvement was complex and controversial. Marechal Petain established the Vichy government in July 1940 following the German occupation of most of France. France began an awkward collabor... More..
Sciences > Physics The real meaning of E=MC2: 1 of 16
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) began working at the Swiss Patent Office, Berne, Switzerland in 1902. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his work on theoretical physics, especially the photoelectric law. Einstein investigated Brownian motion, confirming the existence of atoms. His last conception of the basic ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Science, religion and who's right about the creation of the earth: 4 of 60
There are no living witnesses to the creation of the Earth. The evidence from the Hubble telescope of far distant and 13 billion years old galaxies leads astronomers to believe there was a singularity i.e. a place and time when all matter was condensed in one place and followed by a Big Bang and our presently expanding Univer... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Analyzing the war on Iraq: Justified or not: 11 of 159
The war in Iraq diverted attention from the defeat of the Taliban and the displacement of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan with only 4,000 western troops in place in 2001. The Taliban took full advantage of the war in Iraq and returned to damage the nascent democratic government of President Karzai. Access to cheap oil reserves was th... More..