SWEDEN GRAPHITE AND CHINA
Sweden graphite and China are an unlikely combination for the topic of a blog, but the story is an example of how the Chinese Communist …
NEW YORK TIMES ON TRUMP
My partner recently forwarded the following article by Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times. It is such a good “capsule” of Donald Trump …
REMARKABLE
Something remarkable happened in Montana recently. The U.S.’s first-ever trial in a constitutional climate lawsuit kicked off on a Monday morning in a packed courtroom …
RELIGION WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF THE UNITED STATES
I have always thought that religion will be the downfall of the United States. From the time I looked out of my sixth-floor apartment window …
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THE QUESTION
The question no-one seems to asking about Donald Trump, and his attempted hoarding of classified documents in his Mar-a-Largo home, is why he did it. …
EDUCATION AND DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITY
I have written several blogs about the relationship between education and democratic responsibility, both at the individual and political levels. I want look into this …
IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICIANS
I have written quite a few times about irresponsible politicians and what we, as the voting public in the United States, should do about it. …
HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE
The comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore has long been a lively topic of conversation across Asia, and in many other parts of the world. …
CHINA MIGHT NOT MAKE IT
China might not make it on its planned path to become the major economic force and the dominant political force in the world. The West …
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
One of the major failings of political accountability, in all western democracies, is the tremendous gap between legislation and enforcement. Politicians gaily introduce all sorts …