POLITICALLY MORIBUND
Politically moribund would be a good way to describe the current Democratic and Republican structures in the U.S. Both parties are currently controlled by their …
SUNSET CLAUSE
The “Sunset Clause”. I’ve often wondered why legislation expires. If an issue is important enough to require legislation to turn it into a law, what’s …
THREAT FROM CHINA
I have said, in many past blogs, that the threat from China, and particularly from its president, Xi Jinping, is the most insidious and pervasive …
ABOLISH BREXIT
Maybe it’s time to revisit Brexit, and evaluate whether it has been a positive adventure for the United Kingdom and Europe, or not. There appears …
PERSONALITY CULTS
Personality cults are a dangerous phenomenon in all cases but, in a major political figure, they can be disastrous. One central factor that is …
DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES
The decline of the United States as a beacon of democracy could not have been better illustrated than by the events of the past week: …
US DEMOCRACY
US democracy needs to be practiced, if it is to have a positive future, and not a declining one. On the surface that may …
BORIS
Boris Johnson’s conservative Government is almost certainly on its way out, after the disastrous result of the confidence vote last week. Yes, Boris won the …
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR
Bought and paid for: Best politicians money can buy maybe an old joke but it is becoming closer and closer to the norm in today’s …
POOR WHITE
Poor white in the U.S. I have been trying to understand why such a large proportion of sensible Americans have allowed their politics to be …