Confessions of a Closet Republican

It's not only in Muslim countries that individuals can wind up in jail for insulting religion, in communist Myanmar fka Burma they can t...

This is interesting: Myanmar (fka Burma) has instituted a two-child policy for their Muslim Rohingya minority population. They're the on...

What is happening in Burma is unconscionable! Cyclone Nargis made landfall on May 2 , carving a path of destruction throughout the country, ...

As if the poor Burmese people hadn't already suffered enough under a brutally oppressive, communist regime, they suffered further loss ...

The performing arts should be valued for more than its ability to entertain. In a far more profound and complex way it can be a catalyst for...

Sad how tragic events, like the situation in Burma, quickly fade into oblivion. The outcry of world anger turns to a mere whimper and then p...

WARNING : Please be aware, that according to Sophos (a leading anti-virus company) an email purporting to be from the Dalai Lama, supporti...

Bloggers worldwide have started a campaign to support the pro-democracy efforts in Burma, which have turned deadlier over the past few days....

Blogcatalog's Blogging Against Abuse Campaign, 9/27/07 How many of us know that much about Burma? I know little other than the fact t...