Unilateral trade liberalization

This guy is an incredible blogger. He has 6 blogs, 3 on politics and economics and 3 non-political (farming, travel, and rotary). And he’s from Manila. He gives me here another good argument for a country to liberalize unilaterally. Here’s my favourite part:

“One wonders how much money have been paid by taxpayers from the countries concerned, first to pay for the salaries, travels, and perks of their country trade negotiators, including their pool of consultants and secretariat support, in all those years”.

Interested in US politics?

Can someone explain to me why the Japanese are more interested in the US presidential than the Americans themselves???

Sex at the Olympics

I was reading this article about how athletes at the Olympics have sex like crazy. Then came this interesting paragraph that reminded me of the speed dating paper, and reflects society in general:

"There is something about sporting success that makes a certain type of woman go crazy - smiling, flirting and sometimes even grabbing at the chaps who have done the business in the pool or on the track. An Olympic gold medal is not merely a route to fame and fortune; it is also a surefire ticket to writhe. But - and this is the thing - success does not work both ways. Gold-medal winning female athletes are not looked upon by male athletes with any more desire than those who flunked out in the first round. It is sometimes even considered a defect, as if there is something downright unfeminine about all that striving, fist pumping and incontinent sweating. Sport, in this respect, is a reflection of wider society, where male success is a universal desirable whereas female success is sexually ambiguous."

I guess this logic doesn't apply to beach volleyball girls!