Opinion

January 30, 2009

Online Oratory

Recent postings to stories on thebalitimes.com, and general comments about Bali: General From Very Concerned As a very frequent visitor – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Great Expectations: Of the People, by the People, for the People

By Doyle McManus Barack Obama has been criticized for being too cool, too aloof, even too serene. But the President – Read More...
January 23, 2009

International Trade is Crucial to Revival of Global Economy

Michael R. Czinkota and Maureen R. Smith President Obama concentrates on his economic stimulus plan. Nations around the world attempt – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Obama’s Not the Only One Promising Change

By Aftab A. Malik BIRMINGHAM, England ~ It would be an understatement to say that relations between Muslims and non-Muslims – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Humble Beginnings

By Tom Engelhardt We consider ours a singular age of individual psychology and self-awareness. Isn’t it strange, then, that recent – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Hamas’ War Crimes

By Alan M. Dershowitz A temporary ceasefire in Gaza that simply allows Hamas to obtain more lethal weapons will assure – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Falun Gong’s Unrequited Love

By Gregory Rodriguez Perhaps it’s because I look gullible, confused or in special need of spiritual guidance. Maybe it’s because – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Has Israel Revived Hamas?

By Daoud Kuttab JERUSALEM ~ In its efforts to stop amateur rockets from nagging the residents of some of its – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Take It From a Brit, America: It’ll Be OK

By Chris Ayres There has been much talk in the media about America’s threatened superpower status – a result of – Read More...
January 2, 2009

In Search of a Holiday

By Pico Iyer New Year’s Day is the hardest holiday to make sense of precisely because it’s the easiest one – Read More...