On The Privilege Of Having Nothing

Posted on July 26, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Granted, perhaps, … not having much, at least compared to some which is, however, still a lot compared to others, most others. With the spirit of Laura María Agustín, author of “Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry,” Immigrants are human beings with the courage to leave the comforts of home, [...]

To Consider Or Not To Consider Foreign Law

Posted on July 11, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Today, I read the following answer given by Peter V. Kunz — professor for Business and Comparative Law at the University of Bern, Switzerland — to a question in an interview with NZZ (translated from German,) Yes, American courts can ignore Swiss law — currently, there is a pronounced tendency in the USA to deliberately [...]

Linden Pollen

Posted on May 12, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

You see, recessions have something good too. They remind us, that our industrialized world average consumption style is not sustainable. We get more cautious with the grip at our own wallet, perhaps we think twice before we spend $10, do we really need this stuff? I think, all this is very healthy. Yet, the saving [...]

A One-for-All, All-for-One Endeavor

Posted on April 5, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

I generally laud efforts for a good cause. An effort may be as elusive as a typical public speech. A good cause could be, at least in my world view, a world without nuclear weapons. In Obama Urges Nuclear Arms Reduction, the NYT reports on his speech held today in Prague, President Barack Obama on [...]

Experiment: Stock Markets

Posted on March 26, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

From the New York Times, U.S. to Detail Plan to Rein In Finance World, The Obama administration will detail on Thursday a wide-ranging plan to overhaul financial regulation by subjecting hedge funds and traders of exotic financial instruments, now among the biggest and most freewheeling players on Wall Street, to potentially strict new government supervision, [...]

It All Makes Perfect Sense

Posted on March 6, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

I consider Roger Waters to be one of the greatest artists in contemporary music. A pleasant side effect of understanding a little bit of English language is, English songs make sense not merely because of their music but because of their lyrics too. This was not always the case in my life. Actually, it wasn’t [...]

Why Can’t We All Be Friends

Posted on February 19, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

As part of a worldwide project, Anthony Pape, 10, of Du Bois, Pa., offers his hopes to the “new guy in the White House,” on Presidents Day, Washington’s Birthday, I hope that we will have no war ever again. I mean why are we fighting why can’t we all be friends. (Anthony Pape, DailyNews) Presidents [...]

Excusez-moi?

Posted on February 12, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Recently, Obama’s national security team went to Munich to unveil the new administration’s approach to America’s relations with the rest of the world. As the NYT reports, In return for making nice on climate change, reaching out to Iran, shutting down the military prisons at Guantanamo, pledging not to torture, and sundry other things which [...]

IRS. Swiss Banks. Fraud.

Posted on February 1, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

After UBS, also Credit Suisse is becoming a target of the IRS, according to NZZ. The IRS argument: Some people like to move money into Swiss banks to bypass US tax authorities. I do believe, such practices are well known, so, IRS I’m afraid you are not discovering anything new. I wonder though, the scapegoat [...]

Earth & Moon: Could the Moon be Right?

Posted on January 15, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

During my first weeks in Washington DC, I read a blog post on fish that have developed both female and male reproductive systems found in the Potomac river (from where, I believe, the city takes its water). As the author writes, [...] the pollution we’ve poured into the river is probably to blame for creating [...]

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