The Unfinished Business of 1989
There is something that the western media hasn’t touched on that much about the world reaction to the horrific attack on Ukraine this month by Russia. What has become crystal … Continue reading
Autocracy as Democracy: What Republicans Mean By “Unity”
After the events of last Wednesday, January 6, 2021, it should be a lot clearer to most of us who hadn’t quite understood it before, just how the U.S. Republican … Continue reading
No PPE Shortage Here
As America continues to convulse under the brutality of the Trump administration in all of its forms, now most recently as the result of the murder of George Floyd by … Continue reading
“While you bleed to death.”
One of my readers has taken exception to the impeachment rhetoric overflowing since Wednesday’s announcement by Nancy Pelosi that the current president of the United States will be undergoing an … Continue reading
Telling the truth? Not to the best of his recollection
If anyone needed evidence for why America has a system of laws intended to hold the powers of State accountable for the job they are entrusted with performing for our … Continue reading
Brexit! – or – Cutting Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face
This just in: “In voting to leave the E.U., it is vital to stress that there is now no need for haste.” –Boris Johnson Two days after Britain voted to … Continue reading
The Witch Is Dead
Antonin Scalia died yesterday and it is a shock. It is a tragedy for his family and a sad thing in general, when a person of stature well-deserved passes away. … Continue reading
Vladimir, Part 2
Not Your Grandfather’s Smart Phone How is the game different today? I would submit that America and Europe have been better at what seems to be squarely within the blind … Continue reading
Vladimir, Part 1
“Russian forces skillfully employed 21st-century tactics that combined cyberwarfare, an energetic information campaign and the use of highly trained special operation troops in its annexation of Crimea.” – New York … Continue reading
The Times we live in (no pun intended)
There’s a lot to say in a first post. It’s not possible to get it all in, of course, especially at this time of night. But the world, for someone … Continue reading
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