I created the “Connecting the Dots” blog site to investigate and interpret a global range of topics from an international, and personally quirky, perspective.
My topics in “Connecting the Dots” include politics, the environment, fun issues, social issues and anything else that catches my attention. I hope you enjoy them, and will join me through your comments.
I inaugurated the “GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD” some time ago, which rewards the most stupid, inept, criminal and just plain dumb activities of public officials and others, everywhere. I have now added another award, the “GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD”, which celebrates remarkably positive activities of public officials and others. I would appreciate your help in identifying great examples of both.
Poor white in the U.S. I have been trying to understand why such a large proportion of sensible Americans have allowed their politics to be …
Do you want to know your child’s medical future? Do you want to know your own medical future? Should the medical profession tell you, if …
“We used to be civilized” may seem like a strange statement but the following story from 1972 is a wakeup call for the way society …
Winston Churchill has been quoted possibly more in the modern era than any other statesman or politician. His perspective is always refreshing and his wit …
Population control and abortion do not seem to go together but they basically have the same solution. The biggest problem facing mankind is not …
Dismantling Londongrad was an interesting title of an article in The Economist this week. The news has been reporting on the yachts of the Russian …
We did it wrong, and are continuing to do it wrong. I wrote a blog last week on the religious fanatics that are driving the …
Australia is suffering from a koalossal problem that has its origins in the country’s colonization by Britain. The British colonists brought with them a bouquet …
Two totally unrelated pieces of information came my way this week from one of my friends. Thank you Dee. The first is about Ulysses …
“American Society Hijacked” could be a political slogan of almost any party or group within the United States at the moment. It doesn’t depend on …
