WATER
I have often thought that the next world war will be fought over water. Not territory, nuclear arms, dominant economies, exploitation of space, Antarctica or …
BEWARE OF DUNG CARTS
Beware of dung carts! One day in August 1565, James Johnson got drunk. By early evening he was so intoxicated that he fell asleep in …
U.S. CITIZENS
People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth. However, this kind of citizenship is not the same as the kind of citizenship that …
MALTA
Inspired by a trailblazing transgender model, Malta has become one of the most accepting countries in the world in the past 20 years for transgender …
MAIL BY MULE
I thought Mail by Mule was an amazing story in this day-and-age of instant communications. It reads like an episode of the old west’s pony …
U.S. IMMIGRATION
I thought this was a very sane approach to U.S. immigration by someone with personal experience in achieving a successful status as a U.S. citizen. …
AMERICA AND EUROPE
I thought this was an interesting article that investigates the different approaches to life in America and Europe. Many of us often discuss/debate these differences, …
STUPIDITY AND IGNORANCE
Stupidity and ignorance, always issues, seem to be coming more to the fore in U.S. public life every day. This blog was prompted by a …
NOT HAWAII
There is a Pacific island nation that wants to be “Not Hawaii”. The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn’t just possible – it’s …
GENDERCIDE
It appears the endemic, world trend, towards what has been called gendercide is decreasing quite rapidly – the term was first coined in an Economist …