http://www.kevinwoghiren.com The Gist on Politics and Economics Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:22:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unwavering is the adjective that best describes Iran's nuclear ambitions; it also describes the United Nation's attitude towards nuclear non-proliferation; Lastly, it describes China's indifference to the entire situation. After reports of Iran seeking to further enrich its uranium stockpile from about 3% to 20%, allegedly for civilian energy benefits, the ... http://www.kevinwoghiren.com/2010/02/unwavering/723 The past two decades have been marred with political unrest, violence, and scandals, but then again, that has been the story of the human experience. It would be faulty and absurd to think that the upcoming decade will be any different. However,  it would be premature and unfair to negatively categorize ... http://www.kevinwoghiren.com/2010/01/new-decade-same-problems/709 The Republic of Iceland now joins Bosnia, Albania, and Herzegovina as one of the only European countries without a McDonald's restaurant. The move by McDonald's to cease the operations of all three of its restaurants in the financially struggling country is anticipated to be permanent as the company cites economic ... http://www.kevinwoghiren.com/2009/10/fired-by-the-ronald/697 By Pratik Desai, class of 2010, Finance major @ Loyola University Chicago Why did the federal government let Lehman Brothers fail? When mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were found to be on shaky ground in late 2008, they were immediately placed under federal conservatorship. It was also just one ... http://www.kevinwoghiren.com/2009/09/the-lehman-brothers-failure-was-a-sham/686 All over the world, everyone talks about the behemoth of a country, China, and its irrepressible economic growth. It is projected by the World Bank that China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will surpass that of America's by the year 2023, and also by independent economists, that it's annual GDP will sustain ... http://www.kevinwoghiren.com/2009/09/chinas-achilles-heel/672 Diplomacy always comes at a cost, which is why I do not think that former President Bill Clinton's charm and eloquence were the only key to securing the release of the two U.S. journalists from North Korea's infamous labor camps. The release can be viewed as a success from an American ... http://www.kevinwoghiren.com/2009/08/whos-footing-gores-bill/646