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The free movement of people from poor to rich countries has always been the most contentious feature of regional integration schemes. I know this is the primary reason why, despite it being a categorical imperative in this age of globalization, all attempts to integrate the economies in my native region of the Caribbean have failed.… Read more.
If these politicians were not lead vocals in a chorus of moral crusaders, I would not give their sexual escapades a moment’s thought. For the unadulterated pleasure of afflicting these hypocrites, however, I don’t even mind being bedfellows with a publicity-seeking hustler like Larry Flynt. (DC Madam outs Sen. David Vitter as a faithful “John”…,… Read more.
But with the Commonwealth Games due to get underway next week amidst reports that the athletes’ village still resembles one of its 20th-Century slums, India has clearly fallen far short of its promise. Read more.
Dear Leaders: I pray that all of you will accept this letter in the spirit of brotherhood and patriotism that is intended. With all due respect, I feel compelled to urge you to recalibrate your reaction to the announcement on Monday by Henry Bellingham MP, the UK Minister for the Overseas Territories, that elections scheduled… Read more.
The length to which some celebrity couples go to make a spectacle of their private lives never ceases to amaze me. But it’s only on very rare occasions that I find the tabloid fodder they provide worthy of comment. And the divorce between Peter Brandt (63) and Stephanie Seymour (42) as well as persistent rumors… Read more.
[Author’s Note: I published the following on Monday as a special note to my commentary entitled, The Obamas Go to Church?. For a variety of reasons, I’ve been persuaded to republish it today (slightly revised).] A surprising number of people have asked why I’m so utterly dismissive of the Tea Party, especially given how well… Read more.
I am sure I was among millions who tuned in to last night’s season premier of Dancing With The Stars only to see how Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, would reconcile her traditional family values with the sexual exhibition required of all dancers. Never mind that it smacked of hypocrisy for her to even sign up for this show,… Read more.
Given the way the media have been covering the lunatic rantings of latter-day Tea Partiers about President Obama being a Muslim, one can be forgiven for wondering what he was doing attending church yesterday. Never mind that these are the same people who were ranting during the 2008 presidential campaign about Obama being the wrong… Read more.
Well, he incited still-simmering outrage by allegedly “sexing up” data about WMDs to justify sending British troops on Bush’s march of folly into Iraq. Then he amassed a king’s ransom by trading on his tenure as prime minister in a manner that made Bill Clinton seem urbane and discreet. But passing off fake conversations from the movie The Queen in his memoirs as real conversations with… Read more.
The Heisman Trophy is easily the most coveted award in college sports. Indeed, it is so respected and revered among football players that I suspect many of them would rather have a Heisman Trophy in their home than a Super Bowl ring on their finger. The Heisman is awarded annually to: … the outstanding college… Read more.
