Issues of Global Import

3 November 2003


British Tories Oust IDS -- Assure Mr. Blair Another Victory
When it comes to ineffective opposition parties, those more interested in being right than winning power, the American Democrats have had few rivals. Last week, a challenger arose in the form of the British Conservative Party, which formed a circular firing squad and removed Iain Duncan-Smith as its leader. While it is too early to say who the new leader will be, it is almost a certainty that he will lose the next general election for the Tories. Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.

Putin has Khodorkovsky Arrested -- Tsar, not Commissar
Russia proved last week that the effects of the October Revolution were negligible. After several million deaths, the system in the country remains largely unchained. There is the Tsar, the Boyars and the people. Last week, Tsar Vladimir Putin imprisoned Boyar Mikhail Khodorkovsky while the people wondered why Comrade Lenin ever left Switzerland. Click here for more.

Dr. Mahathir Finally Quits
Up until Friday of last week, Malaysia had the same ruler for 22 years. Dr. Mahathir Mohamad came to power in 1981, and led his country to some sort of economic prosperity. In that time, he has imprisoned close associates, built boondoggle office buildings, and championed a prickly anti-western attitude while embracing the single measure of western success -- wealth. Malaysia deserved better. Click here to read why.