STATESMANSHIP
Statesmanship and long-term political perspectives are rapidly disappearing qualities in today’s public forums, at all levels. Those qualities are even ridiculed when they’re introduced into …
SPIES AND INTIMIDATION
Spies and intimidation do not normally go hand-in-hand, at least in the understanding of most of us. We tend to think of spies as secretive, …
HOME TRUTHS
I thought it was time for a few “home truths”, at least “home truths” from my perspective. I am stretching the meaning of “Home Truth” …
LEADERSHIP
The dichotomy of leadership is how you lead successfully without embracing autocracy in the process. It seems to be almost impossible for human beings to …
DEMOGRAPHICS
Demographics will always reshape the medium-term future because the change in economically productive populations is already determined. For example, most people who will be alive …
BACKSTABBERS
Backstabbers, ancient and modern. I thought this short commentary on Putin, and his future, was fun, accurate, and applicable far beyond Russia’s current leader. …
CONSTITUTIONAL EXTINCTION
I have written several blogs over the past few years about the U.S. need for a Constitutional Convention, but I hadn’t thought of it in …
SWEDEN GRAPHITE AND CHINA
Sweden graphite and China are an unlikely combination for the topic of a blog, but the story is an example of how the Chinese Communist …
NEW YORK TIMES ON TRUMP
My partner recently forwarded the following article by Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times. It is such a good “capsule” of Donald Trump …
REMARKABLE
Something remarkable happened in Montana recently. The U.S.’s first-ever trial in a constitutional climate lawsuit kicked off on a Monday morning in a packed courtroom …