POOR WHITE
Poor white in the U.S. I have been trying to understand why such a large proportion of sensible Americans have allowed their politics to be …
SOCIETY HIJACKED
“American Society Hijacked” could be a political slogan of almost any party or group within the United States at the moment. It doesn’t depend on …
SPACE SUITS
Space suits: Looking to the future may not produce emotions of euphoria at the moment, but NASA is about to announce the winner of a …
A GREAT IDEA
I just read an article in The Economist that describes a great idea. Instead of spending all its funds on the bureaucracy of education, the …
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
Many of you will have heard of World Central Kitchen and its founder, José Andrés, However, many of you may not have heard of either, …
WHEN TRUMP DIES
What happens when Trump dies? I many ways it will be an opportunity for Republicans to rebuild their Party on the basis of sense. The …
Golden Fleece Award
My third Golden Fleece Award goes to U.S. Senator Rick Scott from Florida for his 11-point plan to “Rescue America”. He claims in the introduction …
DAYS OF RAIN
This July, gorged by days of rain, the Meuse River broke its banks, and the Belgian town of Liège was its victim. Waters, the color …
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD IGOLDEN FLEECE AWARD #2 A report this week made the choice of my second Golden Fleece Award an absolute no-brainer. It …
THE US ELECTORAL COLLEGE SHOULD DIE
The US Electoral College should die. The process through which U.S. Presidents are elected is convoluted, undemocratic and has little, if anything, to do with …