GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD
The Iowa Legislature wins the next Golden Fleece Award for passing a law that re-establishes child labor. Even that thought is abhorrent, let alone the …
INDIA WILL SOON SURPASS CHINA
India will soon surpass China as the most populous country in the world: In fact, it will do so by the summer of this year. …
VACCINE FOR MALARIA
I reported some time ago on the development of a vaccine for malaria. Malaria has been one of the major killers of children in the …
RUSSIAN FISHING TRAWLERS
Russian fishing trawlers and research vessels are nothing new. The Kremlin has been using these spy ships since the Cold War. However, they seem to …
Golden Fleece Award
The next Golden Fleece Award is given jointly to the Kentucky State Legislature and the Indiana State Legislature, both for arrant stupidity in light of …
BAD NEWS I’M AFRAID
“Bad news I’m afraid”, is one of the more considered approaches to calling the office to tell the boss you are sick, and won’t be …
BIGGEST SHIPPING COMPANIES
The World’s two biggest shipping companies are both re-organizing their businesses. The effect of the pandemic on supply chains has been obvious to us all, …
ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely” is part of an old adage that maintains that “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. The adage was coined by …
A DEMOGRAPHIC TRAGEDY
A demographic tragedy is unfolding in Russia. I have stated many times in previous blogs that demographics is the one statistic that is difficult to …
MASSIVE HIDDEN ECONOMY
A massive hidden economy in the Caribbean and Latin America is growing. One is tempted to immediately think of drug trafficking when you hear such …