China and Taiwan

Ryan Newcomb
On October 3rd, 2008 it was reported that bureaucrats in the United States government sent notice to Congress that a contract worth $6 billion in military arms was awarded to the Republic of China in Taiwan. The trade includes advanced interceptor missiles, Apache helicopters, and submarine-launched missiles. Taiwan has a long history of weapons [...]

Worldwide Crisis: United Nations 2008

Ryan Newcomb
“Madness is like gravity.  All it needs is a little push,” a quote from Heath Ledger’s Joker, a character in the summer blockbuster The Dark Knight. The statement is frighteningly accurate when applied to the current state of world affairs that the 63rd United Nations General Assembly, which began August 15th, must delicately address [...]

The New Cold War

Ryan Newcomb
On September 11th, 2008 the Russian defense ministry announced that two of its strategic bombers landed in Venezuela. That same day, Venezuela expelled the US ambassador. Both events occurred just days after a Venezuelan announcement earlier in the week that it will host joint war games with the Russian Navy sometime before [...]

Glorifying Bush

Ryan Newcomb
For the past few years moviegoers have been subjected to an ever increasing number of pre-movie commercials and advertisements.  Now music videos are making appearances on the big screen.  One music video in particular, “Warrior” by Kid Rock, is stirring controversy due to some of it’s propagandist content.  While many may not care about [...]