Musings of a modern guy

In a major victory for the enthusiasts of closer European Union integration, the discussions for getting a mandate to reach a new treaty were finally concluded. If that sounds confusing, it could be. The discussions reached agreement on a mandate for a new treaty, not an actual new treaty itself. Now, there will be a […]

That is the million dollar question. The mayor of New York, dropped a bombshell a few days ago when he announced that he is resigning from the Republican Party and has registered as an independent. Massive speculation that he will run in the race for President of 2008. There are a number of factors in […]

Imagine the power of the automotive industry. For 32 years, Congress has not imposed a new auto efficiency mandate, and the last one had set the limit in a different era. In that much time, one would have expected the industry to have got more efficient, and produce vehicles that use much less gas. This […]

Tony Blair is all set to be kicked out of office. In a deal with Gordon Brown, Blair will finally exit the British Prime Minister’s position on June 27th. He is still young, young enough that he will not want to just retire. Well, here is a proposed solution; a just that is very challenging, […]

Europe has a difficult task on its hands. It has a European parliament, and had further plans to move much further ahead on political and economic integration, with a EU constitution finally drafted after a lot of planning and discussion. There was a condition whereby this constitution had to be ratified by several countries in […]

Well, it’s official. The takeover by Hamas of the Gaza strip; the executions of Fatah men and the bloody fighting got Abbas to burn the bridges with Hamas, and the Palestinian lands are now divided. And Israel has cemented this division, by attacking Hamas in the Gaza strip and opening contacts with the new Palestinian […]