THE US ELECTORAL COLLEGE SHOULD DIE
The US Electoral College should die. The process through which U.S. Presidents are elected is convoluted, undemocratic and has little, if anything, to do with …
THE WHOLE SYSTEM STINKS
“The whole system stinks”, is the best description I can think of for the way the United States elects its president. The process is undemocratic, …
THE FUTURE OF KAMALA HARRIS
The future of Kamala Harris could be the future of the United States. I have said in previous blogs that the U.S. political parties …
NEXT JOB FOR BORIS JOHNSON
I’ve discovered the perfect next job for Boris Johnson. It has all the elements he coverts, and all the restrictions he deserves. He will be …
IT TAKES A DISASTER
It takes a disaster before anything is done that costs money, or so it appears. I have to ask why many blatantly obvious risks that …
DIGNITY AND INTEGRITY
Dignity and integrity are two human attributes that seem to be growing rarer in our divisive world today. Individually, these traits are difficult to find …
INTERESTING MAPS
These interesting maps were sent to me by a reader. They represent facts we don’t normally encounter: This list of interesting maps certainly opened my …
RESOLUTIONS FOR OUR WORLD 2022
It is now 2022, so I thought it would be appropriate to revisit the “Resolutions for our World” that I published on January 3, 2021. …
THE BASIC TENET OF AMERICA
The basic tenet of America is embodied in the U.S. Constitution, and it is out-of-date. That may seem like a sacrilegious statement but when analyzed …
CONFLICT OR HARMONY
There was an interesting BBC article this week on whether conflict or harmony is the best way forward for societies. The article highlighted the traditional …