MAIL BY MULE
I thought Mail by Mule was an amazing story in this day-and-age of instant communications. It reads like an episode of the old west’s pony …
U.S. IMMIGRATION
I thought this was a very sane approach to U.S. immigration by someone with personal experience in achieving a successful status as a U.S. citizen. …
AMERICA AND EUROPE
I thought this was an interesting article that investigates the different approaches to life in America and Europe. Many of us often discuss/debate these differences, …
STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE
Stupidity and ignorance, always issues, seem to be coming more to the fore in U.S. public life every day. This blog was prompted by a …
MAYAN LANGUAGES
Today, more than 30 Mayan languages exist and are spoken by at least six million people worldwide. Although some, like Chicomuseltec and Choltí, have disappeared or are …
DUCT TAPE
Duct tape is about as ubiquitous as it comes in terms of a useful tool. I remember my father giving me a roll to take …
THREE TESTED WAYS
There are three tested ways to undermine an autocrat according to Gene Sharp, the author of a playbook for combating dictators and all autocrats. “I …
KILL A WITCH
A new book “How to Kill a Witch” brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being …
SOUNDBITE WORLD
We all know that we are in a soundbite world. It doesn’t matter if you spend your life on the phone, just read news feeds, …
A GOOD STATUS REPORT
A good status report: On May 8, political scientists Steven Levitsky, Lucan Way, and Daniel Ziblatt published an op-ed in the New York Times reminding readers that …