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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought April 25, 2008, 11:15 am Get 15% discount on books All Thought Leader newsletter subscribers receive a 15% discount on books ordered from the Exclusive Books website. Simply go to the order form and use the Thought Leader promo code MGT1. Buy Books... Coalition must now do their time in Iraq by Grant Walliser on April 24th, 2008 When Iraq was invaded in 2003, ostensibly to crush the imminent threat posed by Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and undeniably as a belated form of retribution for the 9/11 attacks, there were those in the western world who felt that i... Does Architecture have an Ethical Function? by Bert Olivier on April 24th, 2008 In his book, The ethical function of architecture (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1997), the American philosopher, Karsten Harries,* presents a persuasive, if novel, contemporary philosophy of architecture. In a series of short, accessible chapters he ... Bob the Boss by Bhekinkosi Moyo on April 24th, 2008 The crowd went into frenzy. Old and young, men and women, all listened attentively as Innocent Batsani Ncube recited his poems. I had listened to Innocent earlier on in the afternoon when he did a short piece on the "R" factor in reference to the... We must prevent a Zimbabwean genocide by Alex Matthews on April 24th, 2008 Sokwanele ["Enough is Enough"], a Zimbabwean human rights NGO, has a flickr photo album that illustrates, rather graphically, the means that Zanu-PF and its fascist affiliates are using to cling to power. Images copyright Sokwanele The ... West Texas polygamist sect ranch – Whatever happened to great pick-up lines? by Michael Trapido on April 24th, 2008 It's funny how people see things so differently. To me my girlfriend is the most beautiful, caring, kind-hearted and special woman in the world – but to my wife she's... Mind you I'm sure the police weren't laughing when they removed hundreds of ch... A society where discrimination has no place by David Saks on April 24th, 2008 I always get a kick out of recounting the story of the strictly religious Jewish youngster from the UK who a few years back accompanied me on a visit to the Sterkfontein Caves. When we arrived at the site, the first thing he did on leaving the car wa... Science for sustainability! by Ferrial Adam on April 24th, 2008 I confess that gadgets in sci-fi and 'spy vs. spy' movies have always intrigued me. You have to admit that some of these 'inventions' are quite novel and innovative, and play quite an important element to the success of the movie. It is diffi... Who turned down global warming? by Ivo Vegter on April 24th, 2008 The Australian, a newspaper in, well, Oz, reports that global warming appears to have stopped in 1998, that 2007 saw a 0.7°C drop in temperature, and that sunspot activity suggests we may be entering a period of global cooling again. Despite the ... Proposed process for disciplining judges may be unconstitutional by Sheila Camerer on April 24th, 2008 Judges have got their knickers in a knot over the Judicial Services Commission Amendment Bill now before the NCOP - so much so that the Judicial Services Commission ("JSC") made an extensive and detailed submission on the Bill when it was befor... Patriots, traitors and a global 'country' by Tony Jackman on April 24th, 2008 Strange, isn't it, how 'patriot' and 'traitor' are almost an anagram, but for the second 'r' being replaced by a 'p'? Perhaps this is because one is not entirely the flip side of the other. We are all expected to be patriotic. If... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za