LESSON OF A WITCH HUNT
This story has all sorts of implications for our current politicised and chaotic world. It is also a major lesson for the media and their …
NEVER BELIEVE
Many years ago, I was given a phrase that has served me well ever since. “Never believe anything until it is officially denied”. That sounds …
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD
“Left out in the cold” is a heart-wrenching story from Andrew Tait about his life in the current United States. It reflects a reality that …
EQUALLY SCREWED
In trying to put the current chaotic situation in Washington into some sort of perspective against the background of daily bombardments from the Trump administration, …
PARLIAMENT OF WHORES
“Parliament of Whores” is a book that almost wasn’t written. Yet it is, debatably, the only civics textbook you’ll ever need. The Rodney Dangerfield film Easy …
SEVERE WARNING
This week I am issuing a severe warning of an event that seems to be creeping ever, and inexorably, closer, on a daily basis. It …
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
The jokes about U.S Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his totally irresponsible beliefs and actions on vaccines, have been …
PLATYPUS DIPLOMACY
Before koalas became Australia’s animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy. In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying top secret …
CLINICAL CONDITION
This article, written by Brent Molnar, identifies a well-documented clinical condition that fits Donald Trump’s erratic behavior to a tee: This analysis has been endorsed …
LEGISLATION AND THE COURTS
I am in the middle of reading a book by Stephen Breyer, called Reading the Constitution, and it triggered a thought about the relationship between …