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.
The U.S. Electoral College is slave-based. It was created as a mechanism to facilitate Southern slave-owners in retaining control over presidential elections – the first …
Berth / Birth Control was an intriguing report in The Economist this week which attributed the decline in the U.S. birth rate to the legal …
“You Guys & small pocket jeans are two blogs that fit into the fun category, but are also very serious. They both address the issue …
In December, last year, two British town councillors threw a street party for a pothole. It was two years old. The stunt worked. …
Gay Panic Attack – A Defense. I was amazed to read recently that laws in 39 U.S. states permit “Gay Panic Attack” as an admissible …
Australia Versus China is taken from an article, published in the November 30 edition of the Economist. It is poignant, indicative, frightening and reflects a …
Biden can change the U.S. forever. Now that Joe Biden has won the election, it is time to again issue the challenge I blogged in …
U.S. premature world leadership. Was the United States thrust onto the world stage before it was ready? The debacle of the U.S. foreign policy …
Cornwall lithium capital of the world. The county in south-west England, has been famous for mining since before the Roman conquest, nearly two thousand years …
The dichotomy of Latino patriarchy and Black matriarchy affects how each culture should be treated.The latest reviews by the U.S. Census indicate that the only …
