Diplomacy Works

Just one of the reasons why Obama's Nobel for Peace was not out of place.

We are rational human beings. We can strain our brains and voice our concerns instead of flexing our muscles and silencing opposition by force.

Women in the News

In light of the latest gender scandal in sports, BuzzFeed has compiled a list of famous disputed/questionable genders in Olympic history. They are all interesting, I must say.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made the news thanks to her way of doing diplomacy around the world. NPR audio below.

On the other side of the spectrum, Sarah Palin remains in the news, this time thanks to the Huffington Posts, which posted some of the most memorable videos of her from this past year in the national arena.

On two separate articles, the BBC reports that England and Wales have made it possible for lesbian couples to have each of their names put on birth certificates of their children. Criticism, no doubt, followed.

Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, women's rights have suffered, as fewer women showed up at the polls, reminding the world that progress is too distant for Afghani women.

Newsweek has an interesting article on women's efforts to break the glass ceiling. Apparently, their success depends on their ceasing to be 'good girls' and becoming 'bitches.'

Clintons v. HIV in Africa

On the one hand, Bill reaches a deal with drug companies in America to provide a year's supply of anti-retroviral medicine for under $500.

On the other hand, Hillary pledges greater aid to Angola in order to fight HIV and AIDS.

I must say, it's better than sending Christian missionaries that preach abstinence and eschew the use of prophylactics.