ALAN LICHTMAN
Alan Lichtman has been called the Nostradamus of U.S. presidential elections. He has correctly predicted the result of nine of the past 10, and even …
TODAY’S PIRATES HAVE TAKEN OFF THE EYE-PATCHES
The only difference between pirates of yesteryear and those of today is that today’s pirates have taken off the eye-patches. However, they are just as …
ISLAND OF DEATH
“Hereabouts, they call it the island of death, the mystery Island, and for good reason,” said windswept BBC reporter Fyfe Robertson as he stood across …
WATER BUNDS
I have just read a project in Tanzania, based on digging “Water Bunds”, which are a fascinating and simple response to a drying landscape, and …
PYONGYANG
Pyongyang: A major missile supplier? In January 2024, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into …
KING CHARLES III ENGLISH COAST PATH
The latest stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path, opened in August 2023, takes hikers along the enchanting Northumberland coast via imperious castles, …
TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE
I don’t often publish, verbatim, an article from somewhere else, but a Time Magazine article this week is so poignant and direct that it needs …
COMMUNITY
This story about community integrity struck a chord with me. I have written several blogs about the U.S. problem with community responsibility versus individualism, and …
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT BLACKMAIL
Israeli Government blackmail sounds plausible under many scenarios, including the way that I mean it here. The Israeli government has, for many years, successfully played …
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
I have been a fan of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program for many years. It was founded in Geneva in 1968, to provide a high-level …