Macroeconomic discussions flood the airwaves and news media today. The world struggles to plot a course amidst economic crises. Most discussions are centered on macroeconomic terms, such as: government shutdown, debt ceiling, sequester, continuing resolution, US Treasury bonds as international currency, entitlement reform, escalating healthcare costs, care for the elderly, carbon dioxide emissions, energy independence,
Month: October 2013
General Võ Nguyên Giáp: Shattered Dreams of a Surrendering Heart and Mind
General Võ Nguyên Giáp (1912-2013) died on October 4th. This dreamer of a perfect country of Vietnam, with pure blood and freedom from foreigners, lived to see many of his people disillusioned and anxious to leave Vietnam even at the risk at their lives. General Giap was the pure warrior who obeyed his leader’s command
What is wrong with the Country
By country I do not mean any particular country, but rather, country in general. It could apply to Brazil, my native land, or to the United States of America, my country of citizenship and residence. And what I write, I do so as an inspirational spiritualist writer and speaker, rather than as a political scientist
Remembering the Yom Kippur War of 1973
This year the nation of Israel commemorates the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. That war took place on the Jewish people’s holiest day of the year, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). The Israeli strategic plan and tactical implementation during that war are often cited as an outstanding example in military history. But
Die Deutschen und die Welt
Die Frage ist: Sollen die Deutschen sich von Südeuropa und von der Eurozone trennen? Meine Antwort ist so: Die Deutschen dürfen sich nicht isolieren. Seit der Zeit, in der sie eine Grenze für die romanische Expansion in Mitteleuropa aufgezeichnet haben, sind die Deutschen ein Zeichen “für die neue Zukunft”. Meiner Meinung nach stammen alle guten
Paulo-Juarez Pereira 