Good scholarship on the Queen of Sheba, Uncle Ken. I had to backtrack to see how her name came up in the first place and it was in the discussion of Yemen. Huh. Knowing that Sheba was located in or nearby present day Yemen is very uncommon knowledge; I'm impressed. But the only reference that came to my mind was the line "Ten thousand Queens of Sheba!" used by a buddy of mine whenever a particularly impressive black lady happened by. That line originated in the stage play Purlie Victorious, later made into a movie starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, and a very young Alan Alda. I remember it as a comedy but I could be wrong.
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Although currently living in London, Umair Haque's parents are from Pakistan; make of that what you will. The guy is an economist of the capitalist persuasion and a big believer in democracy but he draws the line at the predatory capitalism that is, in his opinion, the cause of the American decline into a pariah nation. His essays can speak for themselves but I wish his observations weren't so damn reasonable. Capitalism shouldn't just be about the bottom dollar but should also include social responsibility, and I can't disagree with that idea although it gets a bit complicated. You guys can read his other essays for yourself, and here's the latest.
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There should be fun times in Ottawa this weekend during the G-7 summit meeting, don't you think? It looks like a certain Cheeto is facing a lot of unhappy trading partners but I'm sure he will be well prepared and present his ideas in a cogent and affable manner. If not, the next meeting will be of the G-6 nations and Donny Two-Scoops will be left to play with his new pal in North Korea and his other besties in China, Russia, Turkey, and the Philippines. The autocrats have got to stick together and make the best deals, don't they?
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