MI5
The head of MI5, Ken McCallum, was recently joined by the heads of the U.S., Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand, security agencies in a meeting …
PERFORMANCE OF US STUDENTS
The performance of U.S. students in the basic subjects of mathematics and English has been declining, or at best stagnating, over the past decade, and …
THE HISTORY OF THE AR-15
The history of the AR-15, is a fascinating story of an attempt to save American lives that turned into one of the most destructive elements …
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
The latest outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Palestine seems to be a culmination of over fifty years of conflict, and unresolved issues. Territory, religion, …
ANONYMITY
Anonymity can be a powerful tool, as well as a description of non-existence. “How effective would anonymity be as a punishment, compared with regular judicial …
RUSSIAN SPIES
I have tended to think that worrying about Russian spies was a remnant of the old Cold War. It has certainly faded from the news …
RICHARD DREYFUSS
We are sending badly educated people to Washington DC to form the government that is supposed to represent us in the American experiment of democracy. …
TOO MANY HATS
“Too many hats” sounds like an admonition of a person who takes on so many different roles that they perform all of them badly. Equally, …
PUERTO RICO AND THE SUPREME COURT
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Supreme Court don’t interact very often, but an obscure case recently accepted by the Court could have significant consequences for …
DEMOCRATIC DEMISE IN AFRICA
Democratic demise in Africa seems to be on the increase. This week’s news that the democratic leader of Gabon has just been ousted by the …