Thursday, November 01, 2007

Hillary: Don’t Cry For Me, Cristina

By Suzanne Lehrer, Contributing Columnist

Consider us the more sophisticated half of the Western hemisphere if you must, but this past Sunday night South America managed to beat us to the punch: the progressive political milestone the majority of the world’s countries have yet to reach. Enter Argentina’s first female president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. While her election alone is newsworthy, Cristina’s presidency is also quite notable because the president she is replacing ia no regular old Joe; instead, it’s her husband, Nestor Kirchner. Imagine that: The new president is the old president’s wife, and the position of “first man” is born. Letterman and Leno would have a whole new bag of tricks to work with. It sounds like the stuff of a good soap opera, but hey, America: We could be next. More »

Cultural Learnings of America

By Denise Hotta-Moung, Contributing Columnist

I always thought that growing up in the lesser-known country of Singapore automatically made me culturally aware. I measured the amount I learned from a country in relation to how exotic and unique that country was. A well-known and developed country like the United States would surely have nothing to offer in terms of broadening my understanding of the world. More »