AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
The relationship between Australia and China is becoming more antagonistic as China expands its influence, and projected power, southwards. Australia has always felt reasonably secure, …
DEBUNKING THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
Debunking the right to bear arms in the United States has been a consistent topic for my blogs ever since I started the site. I …
US BANKING SYSTEM
The US banking system appears to be in crisis, although how much of that is media hype, how much is incompetence at certain levels of …
DICHOTOMY OF OPINION
There appears to be a dichotomy of opinion about the current state of the US economy, and it seems to result from the word “economy” …
USING THE MEDIA
A report this week on the Chinese Ambassador to France’s comments on the sovereignty of former Soviet Union countries made me think about how the …
GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD
The Iowa Legislature wins the next Golden Fleece Award for passing a law that re-establishes child labor. Even that thought is abhorrent, let alone the …
INDIA WILL SOON SURPASS CHINA
India will soon surpass China as the most populous country in the world: In fact, it will do so by the summer of this year. …
VACCINE FOR MALARIA
I reported some time ago on the development of a vaccine for malaria. Malaria has been one of the major killers of children in the …
RUSSIAN FISHING TRAWLERS
Russian fishing trawlers and research vessels are nothing new. The Kremlin has been using these spy ships since the Cold War. However, they seem to …
Golden Fleece Award
The next Golden Fleece Award is given jointly to the Kentucky State Legislature and the Indiana State Legislature, both for arrant stupidity in light of …