Eric Scheske

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Wouldn't You Expect More from a Country . . .

. . . that's so sexually progressive? > Car manufacturers BMW, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen; the country's fourth-largest financial institution, Commerzbank; Europe's largest chip-producer, Infineon - five of Germany's leading firms, all members of its Dax-30 blue-chip index, have become embroiled in corruption scandals in recent

Britain is Serious

The U.S. isn't serious yet, but if we're attacked a few more times, maybe security guards at airports will be directed to be effective, not sensitive: > British Transport Police have been targeting specific ethnic groups for "intelligence-led" stop-and-searches as part of their

Canada's Coming South

> A state university in New Jersey has reprimanded a student-employee for describing homosexuality as a "perversion" in a private e-mail that he sent a female professor, after she sent him an unsolicited announcement about a university event that promoted lesbian relationships. Link [http://www.washtimes.com/national/

More China

Eric Scheske occasionally contributes to the Crux [http://cruxmag.typepad.com/situation_critical/] blogs. Last week, he received this polite response to his concerns about China's situation: > Oh, sir, most of China bashers have actually never been in China and spent time to experience Chinese life, just

Is There Good Foreign Aid?

We believe in international charity. In America, our "poor" are rich, by comparison to third world countries, so we're more inclined to ship our donations across seas. Yet, we gotta wonder: Does our money do more harm than good? We've generally resisted foreign aid

Just the Beginning?

> About 30 children, some as young as 3 months old, were left without their parents after immigration agents raided a poultry plant and took the parents away to face possible deportation. > While some of the arrested workers were able to call and arrange care for their children, others

Kill Miniature Golf!

We didn't realize it, but the feds have passed regulations that will require miniature golf courses to be handicap-accessible: no hills, no obstacles. The old miniature golf courses can stay the way they are . . . until they need to rebuild a hole, then it will presumably have to comply

Celebrating Ghetto

We could see how some people could take offense . . . > A city press release that promised a ''Ghetto Style Talent Show'' and ''Watermelon Eating Contest'' during a summer camp picnic in the heart of Miami's black community drew sharp outrage

He's Catholic and Dangerous

The Roberts frenzy is now officially at level red. From this morning's WaPo [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/26/AR2005072602070_pf.html] : > Newly released documents show that John G. Roberts Jr. was a significant backstage player in the legal policy debates of the

Major Courage

Finally, someone is willing to speak the hard words: > Foreign-born preachers who "spit hate" at the British way of life and radicalise young Muslims should be deported, Sir John Major, the former Conservative prime minister, said yesterday. > Sir John spoke of the "uncomfortable reality"