SALTWATER INCURSION
From The Gambia to the U.S., sea saltwater incursion is increasingly seeping into the freshwaters people need for drinking and producing food. Someone turns on …
GENE-EDITED FRUIT
An article on gene-edited fruit recently caught my attention, not so much because it’s unusual but more as a concern based on a meeting I …
WELFARE STATES OF AMERICA
A recent article in The Economist entitled “The Welfare States of America” surprised me to the point that I thought the information was worth passing …
POPULATION GROWTH
Most of the world’s problems today can be attributed, in one way or another, to unrestricted population growth. Traditionally, this proliferation has been controlled by …
SATNAVS
I hate to tell you this, but “Satnavs” in your vehicle are not foolproof, even though most of us assume that they are completely accurate. …
AN EXTREMELY DELICATE SUBJECT
I am addressing an extremely delicate subject in this blog. I am discussing the preamble to the U.S. Declaration of Independence in terms of the …
BAD BUNNY
Like many people I was thoroughly impressed by Bad Bunny’s halftime show at the recent Superbowl. It sent a powerful message, it was choreographied at …
FRIEDMAN ON NETANYAHU
I have called this blog “Friedman on Netanyahu”. I could have called it “Friedman versus Netanyahu” because it is the first time I have seen …
RUNES
Runic inscriptions, “Runes”, from the Viking Age, still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written. They reveal fascinating stories of love, loss …
BLOUGE
I just read an article in the Economist that was devoted to a new discussion in the wine industry centered on “Blouge” wine, which I …