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The Trump Year - That Is 2017 (#150)
Coming into the ‘New Year’, 2017, we collectively bring all our baggage of previous years with us, and thus, from day one, the New Year is
Jan 5, 20176 min read


General ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis – Secretary of Defence
President-Elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis as the Secretary of Defense in his new administration.
Dec 7, 201612 min read


The Shaky Steady, Unsteady State of 2016 (#148)
The global economy managed to survive 2016 without a devastating crash or blowout, so far, and to our surprise, considering the flocks of
Nov 27, 20168 min read


Fidel Castro – 20th Century’s Little Giant (#147)
Cuba, the tiny Caribbean island State about 90 miles off the coast of the United States, has played an out-sized, in fact a ridiculously
Nov 26, 20168 min read


The Rise of the Right – The Return of Ignorance (#146)
Ironically, the end of the WWII brought greater national openness to the World. The sheer widespread scale of the conflict, encompassing the
Nov 19, 20166 min read


The US Election – The Bar Room Busting Brawl (#144)
It’s almost closing time for the 2016 US Election (we hope). Barring legal or lunatic challenges, or downright refusal to accept voting
Nov 6, 20165 min read


Hard Into the Stretch – The Blood Sport That Is The American Presidential Election (#143)
With just days to go in this 2016 US Presidential Election, both candidates, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and Republican nominee
Oct 26, 20166 min read


Down the Rabbit Hole with Trump The Final Debate (#142)
In the third and final debate of the Presidential nominees, Donald Trump took us down the rabbit hole. The strange thing about dealing with
Oct 21, 20168 min read


The Vice President’s Debate: Kaine vs. Pence (#139)
The debate of potential American Vice Presidents in the run-up to the Presidential elections is generally dissed by political pundits as of
Oct 6, 20165 min read


Syria – An Ancient Biblical Empire ‘Bombed into Stone Age’ (#138)
According to historians, along with Iraq, Syria is the most ancient of cradles of settled civilization, with habitation dating back over 10
Sep 27, 20166 min read


Rising Above All Challenges (#135)
The challenges of September 2016 once again proved the true grit and grace of Barack Obama. Since his election as the first African American
Sep 12, 20163 min read


America, the World’s Growing Dilemma
The United States of America is currently unmatched, economically, geo-politically and militarily in power.
Sep 4, 201615 min read
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