Protests & reactions in Hong Kong
The graphic reports of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, and the official and un-official reactions to those protests should have only reinforced what was …
No guns – Part one – The australian experience
Australia provides compelling real-world evidence that fewer available guns correlates with a significant reduction in deaths by suicide, and also by gun violence. In 1996, …
No guns – Part one – Bullet points
What if all firearms in the world suddenly disappeared with no way to get them back? Guns obviously cannot just magically vanish. But this thought …
Lying politicians
There is an old question and answer that has proved its significance over the ages and, with the advent of social media, has become far …
Leaders, good and bad!
I recently wrote a blog about where all the leaders have gone. I was stealing the title of Lee Iacocca’s book on the subject. It …
Chinese long-term strategies
Two news reports late last year reminded me that the Chinese Government has one enormous advantage over all western democracies – they can plan very …
Unemployment and welfare
I was talking to a friend who had registered for unemployment because they’d recently lost their job due to the shutdown caused by the Corona …
The United States needs a purpose
The juxtaposition of demonstrations, riots and looting in the streets of many U.S. cities and the success of the first commercial delivery of astronauts to …
The media conundrum
The conundrum facing all media, as I see it, can be summed up by the following two completely different driving philosophies:“Community Watchdog” or “Selling more …
Short legislative sessions = Less stupid laws = Lower budgets
I have a theory that, on the basis of “work always expands to fill the time available”, cutting down on the time legislative/regulatory bodies meet …
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