The War Within (March 8, 2010)

by Nancy Gibbs

For too many American women in uniform, the danger also comes from their male comrades.

The Pentagon’s figures show nearly 3,000 women soldiers were sexually assaulted. The actual number is larger because most of the victims do not report the assaults for fear that they will be demoted as troublemakers. The causes for the assaults are: military culture is violent; the military is slow to identify potential risks among raw recruits; and generals worry about whether they can win a war. However, there are some good signs. Victims can seek medical treatment. The leaders began to realize the problem. The failure to guarantee women soldiers is not just a moral issue or a morale issue.(100 words)

Generation Next (March 11, 2010)

By Nacny Gibbs

Millennials respect their elders, so why do they say the generation gap is wider than ever?

Although the millennial generation (ages 18 to 29) respect the elders and their moral values, 79 percent say there is a major difference in the point of view of younger and older people. The cause of the gap is technology. Younger generation learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending. The older people should not be disappointed with the new style of community, because it will someday invent something new that will solve the present problems of the world. The millennials’ vision would be vindicated even for the aged who will one day follow their lead. (100)

The Real Deal (March 1, 2010)

By Michael Schuman

Asia achieved much prosperity, but the U.S. should not draw the wrong lessons from its economic rise.

“Americans often take the wrong lessons from Asia’s growth stories.” They think that China’s economic growth has been brought about by the government-led economic policy and that Japan has developed due to its state-led economic system, but the truth is Beijing’s leaders have liberalized its economy. Asian countries such as India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan are pushing back the power of state in economy. Their economic growth has derived from free trade and free flows of capital as in the U.S “If Americans want to learn the correct lessons from Asia, they can ironically find them right at home.” (100)