Musings of a modern guy

China is suddenly getting hit with a bad rap over the quality of its products. First it was pet feed, toothpaste, and now it is fish supplied from China. Based on the fact that US inspectors found an unsatisfactory level of quality in Chinese fish farms, and found drugs in the seafood that were not [...]

He is consistent on his views regarding this bill. Anything involving stem cells outside the proclamation he made shortly after beginning his presidency is unacceptable. Stem cells, which can turn into cells for many different kinds of human tissue, are currently the best chances of dealing with some major diseases, such as Parkinson’s. These diseases [...]

In yet another sign of intolerance, the grant of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie has provoked strong feelings in Muslim-majority countries, with people again repeating the concept of this being an insult to Islam and Muslims, and how this is a move by Britain against the Muslim countries. Read some of the comments:

The honour was [...]

In a small pressure move against the Sudanese Government, the Bush administration has imposed sanctions against 31 companies and 3 individuals. Bush used strong words against the actions of the Sudanese Government for its genocide in Darfur (where Government backed militias have kept on killing the rebels as well as women and children). This has [...]

We see courts as the harbringers of many types of changes, but there are time when the feeling gets strong that courts are being used to serve a political purpose. Thai Rak Thai, the party of the ousted Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra was banned by a Constitutional Tribunal after being accused of financing small parties [...]