Articles about Current-Affairs

What Is A Carbon Credit?

Carbon Credits are about paying money to account for each tonne of carbon dioxide, or one of the other 5 common environmental pollutants that you create. This article explores how the money issued, who sells these credits and how this burgeoning industry is regulated.

by James Nash

The Big Expansion in the Use of I D Access Cards

As with all useful technologies, the explosion of ID cards has been dramatic in recent years Everywhere from football grounds to hospitals and schools, colleges and universities and even individual houses now have their doors controlled by an access system As can be expected, the wide variety of techniques used to provide an access card, or identification card has also greatly grown of the past few years

by Finley Bradfield

Gaza Strip’s Plight

A great number of men, women and children in the Gaza Strip live in one of the most chaotic environments on Earth The escalating violence between warring political factions such as the Palestinians and Israelis has caused many to doubt the prospect of a peaceful state

by Jordan FeRoss

Do You Know How "The Star-Spangled Banner" Was Written?

Virtually everyone in America as well as many others around the world know "The Star-Spangled Banner", but few know that it was written by a captive on a British warship.

by Duane Shinn

Remembering The World Trade Center

Everyone morns and remembers the world trade center in their own way. Some people even collect memorabilia from the tragic accident.

by Daniel Millions

Dati Does U-Turn on Virginity Annulment Marriage

The French justice minister, Rachida Dati, has once again shown that she has a less than a firm grasp of her job by doing a complete volte face in a case that has been making the headlines here in France over the past week On Monday Dati asked the public prosecutors office to appeal a court ruling, which had annulled a marriage because the wife had lied about being a virgin

by Johnny Summerton

The Roles and Duties of the Homeland Security Specialist in the Criminal Justice Field

There are many different things you will be trained on as a Homeland Security Specialist in the field of criminal justice These things include juvenile justice, American legal systems, constitutional law, cultural diversity in criminal justice, techniques and technologies, and countering terrorism

by Kenneth Echie

The American Civil War And Civil War Collectibles

The American Civil War was one of the bloodiest series of battles ever fought within a single country. Civil War collectibles are fascinating symbols of one of the most significant historical events of the western hemisphere.

by diane hamments

Taking Control - Freedom From Tyranny

We live in a society where many courses of action are open to the individual—despite the laws and regulations passed by would-be dictators and absolute moralists You, as an individual, can control your life and the direction you desire it to go

by Robert A. Meyer

Religion, Politics And Fear Of The Unknown!

When I was a kid we didn’t know any Catholics and probably would have been afraid of them if one showed up at our door!

by Bob Alexander

Achieving World Peace is Utterly Simple

Conflict in the mind creates conflict in the world. Peace of mind creates peace in the world, and it all starts with you ...

by Jarett Sabirsh

When Politically Correct Becomes Incorrect

Doesn’t it seem that everything in the world revolves around being politically correct From religious views to moral values, some people teach others to bite their tongues when it comes to their convictions and beliefs

by Todd A. Smith

Spit, Urine and Dung

On a cruise ship not long ago, a fellow passenger asked out of the blue, "How's that fence between the US and Mexico coming?" It was apparent this fellow was of Spanish decent.

by Bob Miller

How Internal Corruption Prevents the Economic Development of Indigenous Peoples

So in the end it is largely an indigenous thing; a version of the theme "we have met the enemy and they are us".

by Jack Deal

How To Become Mexicanized

Is it fair, no, not fair but ethical, to demand of immigrants to America that which we, as Americans, would not demand of ourselves when and if we were to immigrate to another country Are we being "Double Minded Gringos" to demand certain things, if you will-requirements, of Mexicans for example, when they attempt to move to our country that we wouldn’t dare demand of ourselves

by Douglas Bower

Dallas Area Wired to Fight Disaster

The Dallas area has beefed up their security among emergency response units in a unique way -- by computer network. They’ve created a unique means to communicate between departments. The biggest event that made this type of communications needed was the Sept. 11th attack and chaos that ensued.

by Art Gib

The Marquis de Sade, Nietzsche and Secular Purism

Takes a look at the philosphical core of the Marquis de Sade and Fredrich Nietzsche and shows the futility of nihilism and radical secularism.

by William Nugent

Kobe Earthquake - Interview With A Survivor

The earthquake that struck Kobe (ko-bay), Japan, in 1995 registered 72 on the Richter scale and lasted twenty seconds

by Diane Diekman

The Brave Soul of Ida B Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a lioness of the fight on segregation and violent racism in the United States, and her life was one of vicissitudes and overwhelming spiritual strength.

by Ian Spellfield

Presidential Facts and Fun Trivia

How much do you know about America’s presidents? Here are some fun facts and little-known trivia about some of our most popular government leaders.

by Charlotte Buelow

The American Al-Qaeda

We have terrorists here on American soil and they aim to destroy our freedoms and way of life just as Islamic extremists do.

by Barry Cunningham

War And Justification

A war is waged in a country most have never been to The year is 1990

by Tom Phelps

The Myths Taught Concerning The Separation Of Church And State

The phrase “separation of church and state” has been used so often by courts and other organizations that many believe it to be a part of the First Amendment of the Constitution The phrase, however, is nowhere stated in the Constitution or other founding documents

by Cameron C. Taylor

A U.S. Public Service Academy Is Unnecessary

As the new year begins, I read of a proposal for a US

by Stuart Nachbar

Historian Anticipated Rift Between African-Americans And Hispanic Immigrants

I almost shivered as I read an article entitled “The Hispanic Factor” Its purpose was to “look at the possibility of African-Americans and Hispanic Americans forming a political bloc as a means of combatting white America’s racism

by Genevieve Grant

About Chinese Women (Why They May Be Right For Western Men)

Are you tired of women who grew up in the "ME" generation, always looking strictly for "What’s in this relationship for me?" Maybe it’s time you looked into internet dating wih Chinese Women. Here’s what you need to know.

by John Abbot

America’s Future - One Nation ’Under God’ And What It Could Mean

Scattered throughout human history, are travesties of all kinds imposed on human beings ’in the name of’ God This has been the dark side of religion - of many religions and religious doctrines - that while they claimed to worship the Divine Source of being and of love, their actual practice was anything but reverent and anything but loving

by Julie Redstone

Racial Reverberations - The Murder of Malxolm X

There was a time in our nations history when the finest of African America was being cut down; Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. Here I would like to overview the difficult story behind the latter’s development and downfall.

by Ian Spellfield

Racial Reverberations - The York Race Riots of 1969

The York, Pennsylvania race riots of 1969 were the product of a time both long gone and still very much here. We revisit the riots to understand a darker chapter in the history of race relations in America.

by Ian Spellfield

Racial Reverberations - The Jackson State Riots of 1970

In 1970, racial relations reached a flashpoint in Jackson, MS. This eruption of racial violence in a city known for its racial tensions is reviewed in the light of history in commemoration of the fallen leaders of civil rights.

by Ian Spellfield

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