Michael Barone Gummit don’t work good. That conclusion, often that inelegantly expressed, seems to be more and more common, not only in the United States but around the world. It is certainly the verdict of John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge in their new book “The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State,” although
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Thai Military Declares Martial Law, Seeks to Quell Protests
Thailand’s army imposed martial law nationwide after months of political turmoil that brought down an elected leader and tipped the economy into a contraction. The move is not a coup and people should not be concerned, Army Chief Prayuth Chan-Ocha said on local television. The military is seeking to restore order and asks political groups
Six Weeks and Still Nothing in Search for Missing Plane
Investigators are preparing to widen the seabed scan for missing Malaysian Air Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean after family members frustrated by a lack of information detained airline employees sent to meet with them. An unmanned submarine started its 14th mission today after being pulled from the water the previous day to fix a
Pirates raid oil tanker off Malaysia, take away three crew
Armed pirates raided an oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia and took three crew members with them, Malaysian maritime officials said on Wednesday, underscoring increasing threats to shipping in one of the world’s busiest waterways. The incident in the Malacca Strait, a route for about a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil trade, has
Search for MH370 reveals a military vulnerability for China
When Chinese naval supply vessel Qiandaohu entered Australia’s Albany Port this month to replenish Chinese warships helping search for a missing Malaysian airliner, it highlighted a strategic headache for Beijing - its lack of offshore bases and friendly ports to call on. China’s deployment for the search - 18 warships, smaller coastguard vessels, a civilian
Elder Care is a Family Affair
Harry R. Jackson, Jr. Recently, I have experienced first hand the issues of Elder Care as my mother’s health began to decline. I have been subjected to the maze of red tape with Medicare and Medicaid, and the difficulties caregivers endure to provide adequate care with the associated financial strain. Indeed, life has changed drastically
INTERPOL the latest global agency to FRY MALAYSIA for incompetence in MH370 saga
Interpol hit back yesterday at Malaysia’s claims that consulting a stolen passport database would have caused too much delays to be useful, after confusion caused by Kuala Lumpur’s failure to detect two illegal migrants on the still missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Two passengers on the Malaysian Boeing 777 flight thought to have crashed into