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Unsubscribe | Suggest to a friend | Email the editor The Daily Thought May 13, 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... Is it only me, or has economic news stagnated? by Arthur Goldstuck on May 13th, 2008 Is it only me, or has the media's leverage of technology allowed its coverage of economic news to stagnate? The technology is now available to plug so many automated feeds into tracking of daily market indicators that the people responsible for econo... Iran and the masters of war by Chris Rodrigues on May 13th, 2008 On 21 April 2008, the American Defense Secretary Robert Gates, told the West Point Military Academy's cadets that they could expect "years of persistent, engaged combat all around the world" for –- note well -- "there are no exit strategies... The need for a College of Ideas by Bert Olivier on May 12th, 2008 Since the late 1960s Western culture –- and the rest of the world's cultures were not far behind –- has increasingly moved into a phase commonly referred to as 'postmodernity'. To be able to operate in this cultural environment in an in... Gordon Brown and the Labour of love by Michael Trapido on May 12th, 2008 British prime minister Gordon Brown, having just led his party to its worst local election's showing in 40 years, witnessed its most dire polling since records began in the 1930s and having had a brief glimpse of what the Cherie Blair and John Presco... Confessions of a travel slut by Nicole Johnston on May 12th, 2008 One of the best books I've ever read is William Sutcliffe's Are you experienced?, a devastating send--up on the culture of middle--class kids on their obligatory gap year, backpacking around on a "third world poverty adventure holiday." Read it -- I... What makes a philanthropist? by Shelagh Gastrow on May 12th, 2008 What makes a philanthropist? What do philanthropists do? Is it about money or does it include time and skills that are donated for the betterment of our society? When can someone be called a philanthropist? These are some of the questions that ar... This is why I moved to Australia by Sarah Britten on May 12th, 2008 I never thought I would say this. In fact, there was a time when I regarded anyone who moved to Australia as a traitor, and quite possibly racist. The sort of person South Africa would be better off without, as Pallo Jordan might say. When JM Coe... How much is that Bushman in the window? by Khadija Sharife on May 12th, 2008 In 1998, De Beers conducted a feasibility study of the Gope region in Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). As it turns out, the San who are titled "remote area dwellers" by the government were sitting on $2,475billion worth of diamonds. ... A brief hiatus by Bridget McNulty on May 12th, 2008 So here's the thing -- novel--writing takes up quite a lot of time. And while I do love writing blog posts, when I'm spending all morning with my head in a new book and all afternoon freelancing to make enough money to keep me in tea and toast, it's ... Clash of civilisations? Human rights? by Mandela Rhodes Scholars on May 12th, 2008 Submitted by Demaine Solomons My intention with this piece is to attempt to connect two issues that still generates a fair amount of debate and controversy; Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilisations article and the idea or perhaps the possibili... Read More on Thoughtleader.co.za