Renewing the Space Race

Captain James Kirk of the Starship Enterprise flies around the Universe with the mandate to boldly go where no man has gone before. It may be fiction, but reality is slowly approaching the final frontier. Space has often been one of mystery for mankind, with some civilizations worshiping the heavenly bodies in our solar system while others such as Copernicus and Galileo have studied it. Attitudes were high when the United States...

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Idle Hands in Iraq

Violence, death, and blood being shed are all occurring in a country in the Middle East. No, we’re not talking about Syria. Although Syria has been popularized in the media due to their civil war, Iraq has experienced growing violence as April has the highest fatality count by sectarian violence since 2008. In response, Baghdad has restricted 10 television channels accusing them of promoting violence. One of the channels blocked was Al...

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Pakistani Pessimism

Three cheers for democracy. At least this has been the general reaction from the international community. It is appropriate, as the election in Pakistan marks the first time that a successful transition between civilian governments has taken place without military intervention. India, long wary of the Pakistani military, has expressed excitement over the elections. The excitement may be misplaced, as newly elected Nawaz Sharif was...

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A Qatari Quibble

A small peninsula in the Middle East is quickly attempting to rebrand itself as a more liberal, business minded country with progressive policies. It is for a good reason. Qatar has been seen for a long time as a similar nation to Saudi Arabia by the international community, as the nation is not distinct in language, culture, religion or ethnicity. This all changed when the Saudis could not defend Qatar in the Gulf War, which resulted...

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Motheronomics of Mother's Day

Mothers often can be described as the backbone of society. They raise the future in most countries, from young engineers to doctors, carpenters to plumbers, or writers and musicians. Often, the role of the mother has been unappreciated in Western society, which is quite unfortunate as mothers have an extremely important role in any culture. The holiday entitled Mother's Day was created in 1908, when a woman named Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in West Virginia, and had it officially recognized in the United States by 1914. Now, recognized...

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Alexonomics - Expansion into Video Blogging

Alexonomics will be adding a video component to the blog - above is a sample of what's to come...

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