Is this really the best route to a vibrant economy and a civilized, cultured, and open society?

So, in true web fashion they put together a poll where they had a bunch of very erudite, very thoughtful, cultured names.

The learned, cultured, and radiant traditions of earlier centuries seem to have vanished. Having missed their economic takeoff, many Muslim majority countries appear open to the call of Islamist fundamentalism.

When television was in its infancy, many thinkers and not surprisingly, television producers painted the future of the medium in glowing terms TV would keep us informed, cultured, and entertained it would strengthen family life and civic virtues.

Mass organizations, particularly the Women's Union, Fatherland Front and Labour Union, have shown strength in informing, educating and communicating with the people on gender equality, on building a cultured life, and building families of prosperity, equality, progressiveness and happiness .

The Fatherland Front, Women's Union and other political social organizations at all levels will continue to promote the campaigns The people unite in building a new lifestyle in the community , and Building cultured families , which aims to achieve prosperity, equality, progress and happiness enhance education and communication activities to eliminate gender prejudices and practices harmful to women and girl children.