“A theory maintaining that a proposition will be true if it forms part of a system of mutually coherent propositions which is wider than any rival system. The coherence or consistency in question must of course be definable independently of truth, which may be difficult. The theory is favored especially by Objective Idealism, which rejects […]
Read MoreThe World Affairs article, “The Defector’s Tale: Inside North Korea’s Secret Economy,” by Kim Kwang Jin provides a rare first-hand account of how the economy of the world’s most enigmatic totalitarian state, North Korea, actually works. The collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990’s brought devastation to the largely dependent, and derivative, North Korean […]
Read MoreTwo men, Manssoor Arbabsiar and Gholam Shakuri, were charged in New York’s Southern District with conspiracy: to murder a foreign official, to engage in foreign travel and use of interstate and foreign commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire, to use a weapon of mass destruction, and to commit an international act of […]
Read MoreCentral Huijin Investment (中央汇金投资有限责任公司: ZhōngYāng HuìJīn TóuZī YǒuXiàn ZéRèn Gōng Sī), a branch of China’s $400 billion sovereign wealth fund, raised its stakes in China’s four largest banks, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (中国工商银行: Zhōngguó Gōngshāng Yínháng), China Construction Bank Corp. (中国建设银行: Zhōngguó Jiànshè Yínháng), Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. (中国农业银行股份有限公司: Zhōngguó Nóngyè Yínháng) and Bank of China Ltd. […]
Read MoreThe journal World Affairs, published biweekly by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, revealed such interesting tidbits as Kim Il-sung’s having died upon learning of the death of a comrade and his pursuit of nuclear weapons since the 1950’s. Kim Il-sung, father of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, is revered in North Korea as the Eternal […]
Read MoreThe recent “Occupy Wall Street” protest movements have once again drawn attention to banking and the pitfalls of deregulation that accompanied the repeal of much of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 with the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. There has indeed been much ado about the Glass-Steagall Act, also known as the Banking […]
Read MoreThe recent “Occupy Wall Street” protest movements have once again drawn attention to banking and the pitfalls of deregulation that accompanied the repeal of much of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 with the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. There has indeed been much ado about the Glass-Steagall Act, also known as the Banking […]
Read MoreA very simple yet hearty soup from Japan. With the winter months coming up one can’t have too many easy soup recipes. This one happens to be one of my favorites and stands out in Japanese cuisine for being an easier dish than most Japanese meals in terms of materials and preparation. 1 (12 ounce) […]
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