SACROSANCT
Why is it sacrosanct? It’s a question I have often asked myself as someone born, and mostly educated, outside of the United States but who …
STARBUCKS
The news that the employees of Starbucks are starting to unionize in the United States will potentially lead to the demise of one of the …
POLITICALLY MORIBUND
Politically moribund would be a good way to describe the current Democratic and Republican structures in the U.S. Both parties are currently controlled by their …
SUNSET CLAUSE
The “Sunset Clause”. I’ve often wondered why legislation expires. If an issue is important enough to require legislation to turn it into a law, what’s …
P’URHEPECHAS
The P’urhépechas were the only indigenous group in Mexico the Aztecs failed to conquer but, despite this, the story of the P’urhépechas was nearly lost …
DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES
The decline of the United States as a beacon of democracy could not have been better illustrated than by the events of the past week: …
WHISKEY WARS
Whiskey Wars in the Arctic. In today’s world of international politics, confrontation, posturing and outright unwarranted aggression, it is good to see that some instances …
US DEMOCRACY
US democracy needs to be practiced, if it is to have a positive future, and not a declining one. On the surface that may …
SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS
I have used the work myopic many times in past blogs to describe the views of politicians but myopia is also the definition of visual …
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR
Bought and paid for: Best politicians money can buy maybe an old joke but it is becoming closer and closer to the norm in today’s …