Nicholas F. Gier (Lexington Books, 2014) The first nine chapters contain detailed analyses of Asian religious history in six countries where religiously motivated violence has been alleged or is apparently evident. Except for the violence caused by the fusion of…
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U.S. Maternal Deaths Highest Among Peer Nations
by Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho Pregnancy shouldn’t kill women—in fact in other rich countries it very rarely does. —Amanda Stevenson, University of Colorado Boulder We remain the most dangerous developed country to give birth in. —Dr. Elizabeth…
Why Do People Keep Lying about Biden’s Achievements?
by Nick Gier Trump is inheriting the best economy in a generation. Chris Matthews, Fortune magazine, Dec. 5, 2016 Trump’s apparent economic success to date mostly reflects fortunate timing. —The Economist, Nov. 11, 2017 If Donald Trump’s claim that “we…
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Afghanistan
by Nick Gier We should have hit that country years ago, hit it really hard, and then let it rot. —Donald Trump on Fox Business News During the past 70 years, politicians and diplomats have asked, after each of the…
Obama is Still “Greater” than Trump: He Leads in All Categories: From Economics to Foreign Policy
by Nick Gier Trump’s apparent economic success to date mostly reflects fortunate timing. —The Economist, Nov. 11, 2017 Trump is an unprincipled and ill-informed guy who can be flattered, bribed, or simply fooled into giving [foreign leaders] what they want.…
Biden’s State Dinner Guest Has Blood on His Hands
Biden’s State Dinner Guest Has Blood on His Handsby Nick Gier There will be a deafening silence when it comes to the human rights crisis in India. —Sen. Bernie Sanders, Narendra Modi’s 2019 visit On February 27, 2002, a train…
India has Elected its First Fascist Prime Minister
By Nick GierCitizens in the largest democracy in the world went to the polls over the last five weeks. A record 66 percent of the 814 million eligible voters turned out, and handed the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Denmark Leads the World in Wind Power
by Nick Gier Danish Social Democracy and “The Third Way” PDF A Denmark Retrospective: Fond Memories for Me and 41 Years of Socio-Economic Progress for the Danes PDF By Nick Gier, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho(ngier006∂gmail.com) When I used to drive Interstate…
THE GREAT TRAIN WRECK: PRIVATIZING BRITISH RAIL Let’s Be Pragmatic, however, about Private vs. Public Ownership By Nick Gier (ngier006∂gmail.com) It is beyond dispute, in all respects, the scheme [privatizing British Rail] has failed, and failed spectacularly. —Brendan Martin, international…