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Late one night, a burglar broke into a house that he thought was
Late one night, a burglar broke into a house that he thought was empty. He tiptoed through the living room but suddenly he froze in his tracks when h...

Youll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and
Youll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cou...

Index Mundi says that in 2012, fiscal policy shifted towards
Index Mundi says that in 2012, fiscal policy shifted towards greater austerity for a majority of the countries. In an attempt to attack their deficit ...

The political discourse in India has hit gutter level. Would it
The political discourse in India has hit gutter level. Would it have been better to call out the army to help the local police in the elections 2014? ...

There is relief in many armchair circles about the recent Supreme
There is relief in many armchair circles about the recent Supreme Court direction to a constitutional oversight agency to inspect the revenues of tele...

Much has been made of NaMos likely authoritarian regime. We seem
Much has been made of NaMos likely authoritarian regime. We seem to have forgotten an identical regime in 1969-77, particularly 1975-77 when babus wer...

If this doesnt make you laugh, you are truly humor impaired!
If this doesnt make you laugh, you are truly humor impaired! The Royal Navy found they had too many officers and decided to offer an early retiremen...

I had written this piece in the aftermath of the Osama
I had written this piece in the aftermath of the Osama assassination. The situation seems to be no different for MH 370 as I watch inane speculation o...

“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon,
“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled...

Had it not been for Madiba, the transition from white SA would
Had it not been for Madiba, the transition from white SA would never have been as smooth as it were. Notwithstanding solitary incarceration in Robben ...