Monday, November 27, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
On Sunday, November 26, leftist economist Rafael Correa was elected president of Ecuador in a runoff election. A political outsider who has called for limiting payments of foreign debts, Correa has caused some worry in Washington, D.C., in part because of his friendship with the anti-United States president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. If Elizabeth I [...]
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
Although Queen Elizabeth I never had an annual Thanksgiving holiday like we do in modern America, she frequently offered prayers of thanks to God after military victories. She also held a national day of thanksgiving on November 24, 1588, after English forces defeated the Spanish Armada. This is one of the prayers she wrote to [...]
Monday, November 20, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
In Nepal, a government commission recently investigated a violent crackdown on people who were demonstrating in support of democracy. As part of its findings, the commission blamed the bloody incident on Nepal’s King Gyanendra and recommended that he be punished. Gyanendra has already been forced to give up absolute power, despite the fact that an [...]
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
In the five years since September 11, the United States has been on an apparently fruitless search to track down Osama Bin Laden and bring him to justice. In her own day, Elizabeth I was the target of several plots to overthrow her rule. Although she was always able to secure her throne, there were [...]
Monday, November 13, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
In the wake of the recent midterm elections in which the Democrats won control of Congress, many analysts are suggesting that the political shift will result in a corresponding shift in policy regarding the war in Iraq, perhaps including the withdrawal of American troops. As the fate of the U.S. war effort is decided by [...]
Friday, November 10, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“We princes are set on a stage in sight of all the world; a spot is soon spied on our garments, a blemish quickly noted in our doings.”
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
As the UN continues to negotiate with North Korea and Iran, hoping to put a stop to their nuclear programs, the power of alliance becomes clear. Queen Elizabeth I knew that loyalty among nations could be very influential in certain situations, especially when dealing with a common threat. Before the arrival of the invading Spanish [...]