Democracy Under Fire: Much ado about nothing?

Does anyone believe that most, if not all, large national and international companys seeking to do business with overseas entities such as Saudi Arabia do not provide ‘incentives’ to the principals involved? Does anyone believe that without such ‘incentives’ said companys would not receive the contracts but would be passed

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Scripturient: Musings on leadership

What makes a good leader? Or a bad one, for that matter? That’s a long-standing debate that reaches back into history.* Of late I’ve been reading about and pondering the characteristics of leadership. Some people are promoted, elected or appointed to positions of authority. This makes them leaders by definition

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