HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE
The comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore has long been a lively topic of conversation across Asia, and in many other parts of the world. …
CHINA MIGHT NOT MAKE IT
China might not make it on its planned path to become the major economic force and the dominant political force in the world. The West …
POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
One of the major failings of political accountability, in all western democracies, is the tremendous gap between legislation and enforcement. Politicians gaily introduce all sorts …
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
The relationship between Australia and China is becoming more antagonistic as China expands its influence, and projected power, southwards. Australia has always felt reasonably secure, …
DEBUNKING THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
Debunking the right to bear arms in the United States has been a consistent topic for my blogs ever since I started the site. I …
US BANKING SYSTEM
The US banking system appears to be in crisis, although how much of that is media hype, how much is incompetence at certain levels of …
DICHOTOMY OF OPINION
There appears to be a dichotomy of opinion about the current state of the US economy, and it seems to result from the word “economy” …
USING THE MEDIA
A report this week on the Chinese Ambassador to France’s comments on the sovereignty of former Soviet Union countries made me think about how the …
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. …