RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MARINE SABOTAGE
Russian and Chinese marine sabotage has reached new heights in the Baltic, as well as in the South China Sea. The difference is that, in …
46 TO 1
Is 46 to 1 an acceptable response ratio in any situation that involves the death of human beings? I would suggest that the answer …
LOOK AHEAD
Given all the justified paranoia about what the incoming Trump administration might do, I thought it might help to look ahead a little, either to …
TRUMP’S CHALLENGES
“Trump’s challenges” is an interesting perspective from an international point of view. The following article appeared in The Times (London) this past week by Mike …
ITALIAN SENSE OF HUMOUR
This story, and its integral affirmation of the Italian sense of humour, made me smile and I hope it makes you do so as well. …
EQUAL RIGHTS AMMENDMENT
Lorie Honor doesn’t understand why Joe Biden wouldn’t want to leave office with the legacy of being the president who made the Equal Rights Amendment …
POLITICAL STRATEGIES
Several political strategies, that require an absence of integrity, have been perfected by Donald Trump during his successful campaign to return to the U.S. Presidency. …
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY’S STRESS TEST
American democracy’s stress test. American democracy is about to undergo a serious stress test, according to a former journalist who lived through the slow and …
KIWIS AND AUKUS
Kiwis and AUKUS has been a work in progress for several years, with the New Zealand government a somewhat reluctant bride of the AUKUS agreement. …
LEWES
The town of Lewes, with its picturesque cottages and bustling high street full of antiquarian bookshops and artisanal bakeries, might seem the very model of …