SCHOOL FOR LEGISLATORS
It’s time for founding a school for legislators, and for me to return to a theme that has been annoying me for years. I first …
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PART 3
Daylights savings time part 3 is the final blog of the three on this topic. The final one for the time being, I promise. …
DOES WELFARE DISCOURAGE WORK
Does Welfare discourage work? If you ask the majority of economists and politicians around the world, the answer is yes. As a result most countries …
THE SELL-OUTS WHO SAVED A TOWN
The sell-outs who saved a town is an encouraging story of how a small faction on each side of a venomous battle between environmentalists and …
AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY
An interesting opportunity opened up this week when it was announced that Donald Trump will form his own social media platform in the near future. …
PLANNING FOR A HIGH-INTENSITY WAR
Planning for a high-intensity war is not something you might expect from a French General. Increasing pressure from the Chinese Government as a prelude to …
THE HISTORY OF MODERN CONSTITUTIONS
The history of modern constitutions began in the eighteenth century. The first constitution to enfranchise women, on an equal basis with men, was written …
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PART 2
Daylight saving time part 2, continues the blog from last week, as promised. Since daylight saving time creates the illusion of the sun rising …
WE NEED MEDIA TARGETS
We need media targets to focus attention on reforming gun safety laws. Let’s start using the media, and their insatiable appetite for sensationalism, to attack …
THE WRINGING OF HANDS IS BULLSHIT
The wringing of hands is bullshit, and total dereliction of community responsibility by public officials. They seem to believe that such statements as “Our thoughts …