CAR BLOAT
All in all, car bloat has increased vehicle prices while making autos more destructive to human life, natural ecosystems, and pavement alike. Because the full …
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Some time ago, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wrote a letter to the citizens of the United States. It was never widely distributed, or implemented, …
CAR BLOAT
This is the second blog on car bloat; the story of how and why vehicle manufacturers, mainly in the US but elsewhere as well, have …
SENSIBLE APPROACH
I rarely quote a complete article on this blog site, but this is the most sensible approach I have read to the Israeli/Hamas conflict. The …
CAR BLOAT
Car bloat has been a growing problem in the US for more than 50 years. The vehicles have been getting bigger and bigger, and the …
MEDIA AND POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY
Media and political responsibility may seem like an unlikely combination for a blog topic, particularly in today’s divisive, antagonistic, and destructive political environment. However, what …
THE US SENATE SYSTEM IS BROKEN
The US Senate system is broken. Roughly half of Americans, some 169 million people, live in the nine most populous states. Together, those states get …
TYRIAN PURPLE
For millennia, Tyrian purple was the most valuable colour, and a prestigious symbol of power and influence, on the planet. Then the recipe for making …
JULIUS CAESAR AND TRUMP
Julius Caesar and Trump. I wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago on the pending civil war in the United States, and Donald Trump’s …
LOST LUGGAGE
After weeks of blogs that have been mainly political, “Lost Luggage” is purely fun – a welcome break you might say. It surprised me …