PYONGYANG
Pyongyang: A major missile supplier? In January 2024, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into …
TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE
I don’t often publish, verbatim, an article from somewhere else, but a Time Magazine article this week is so poignant and direct that it needs …
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT BLACKMAIL
Israeli Government blackmail sounds plausible under many scenarios, including the way that I mean it here. The Israeli government has, for many years, successfully played …
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
I have been a fan of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program for many years. It was founded in Geneva in 1968, to provide a high-level …
AUSTRALIA’S SPY CHIEF
We all know that Vladimir Putin is engaged in a massive effort to undermine western democracies, whether through the obvious war in Ukraine which threatens …
FLAT TAX RATE
I read two reports recently that made me resurrect my previous thoughts about a flat tax rate for the United States. The concept of …
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT ARROGANCE
Israeli Government arrogance has finally surpassed itself with Benjamin Netanyahu’s stubborn defense of his policy of Palestinian eradication. It is blatantly obvious that his goal …
MILITARY MOBILITY
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to reconsider its military mobility – in other words, how it efficiently moves its forces around to …
HEATHER COX-RICHARDSON
This article, by columnist and historian Heather Cox-Richardson, is particularly relevant given the current state of the presidential election in the U.S. The danger posed …
THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
The right to bear arms in the United States is a highly controversial topic, and I have written several blogs on that subject. It is …