Tuesday, December 1, 1998
The grassroots upsurge
The vogue now is "anti-incumbency". It is a convenient way of escaping the rigours of thinking things through. Of course, democracy is essentially about effecting change. And, of course, it does not take much to annoy the electorate.
NSC is only a half-way house
The setting up of the National Security Council (NSC) recently, is unlikely to make a material difference in the decision-making process for safeguarding the country's security interests.
Dedicated to Mother Earth
What does my faith in God and life have to do with ecological and environmental concerns? Is my religion only a concern with my individual salvation and afterlife, or is there some deep connection between the earth on which I live and my spirituality?
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