TYRIAN PURPLE
For millennia, Tyrian purple was the most valuable colour, and a prestigious symbol of power and influence, on the planet. Then the recipe for making …
JULIUS CAESAR AND TRUMP
Julius Caesar and Trump. I wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago on the pending civil war in the United States, and Donald Trump’s …
A UKRAINE STRATEGY
I have a suggestion for a Ukraine strategy that might achieve the goals of Ukraine itself while, at the same time, those of the Western …
LOST LUGGAGE
After weeks of blogs that have been mainly political, “Lost Luggage” is purely fun – a welcome break you might say. It surprised me …
A DEMOCRATIC STRATEGY
I am offering a Democratic strategy designed to take back the initiative from Trump supporters and the Republican Party. In the Presidential race for 2024, …
NAPOLEON AND NEW ORLEANS
Napoleon and New Orleans. Bonaparte retiring to a house in New Orleans sounds like a skit from Monty Python. It doesn’t appear in textbooks, and …
THE BLACK MAMBAS
THE NEXT GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD GOES TO: THE BLACK MAMBAS. Meet the “Black Mambas”, South Africa’s all-female anti-poaching unit. Eight years on from the …
CELL PHONES KILL
Cell phones kill, if you use them when you’re driving. Separately, but related, there is a severe problem of individual freedom against community responsibility in …
CIVIL WAR IN THE US
The prospect of civil war in the US just got a little closer this week with Donald Trumps’ rally speech last weekend. My last block …
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT
Rules and laws, versus accountability and enforcement. I have written on this topic several times in the past but the new “Code of Ethics” issued …