Why the Weird and Uncompromising Get Elected
Why is it that the US and Britain have
chosen weird uncompromising leaders when the essence of statesmanship is
calculated compromise. Worse, if not shocking, is...
Hurricanes, Melting Ice Sheets, Rising Sea Levels and A 16-Year Old’s Courage
When the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward
VIII, was made governor of the Bahamas in 1940, he and his wife Wallis Simpson
arrived to peaceful...
Boris the last Prime Minister of a united United Kingdom?
Given the media representation of Boris
Johnson, it might come as a surprise to learn a few things about his
cabinet. It is the largest, at...
Trump’s Tariff War, Brexit, and Spats in East Asia … Stocks Plunge
Can we believe their claims to represent
the ordinary people if Donald Trump went to private military school and his
friend British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
From West To East A Somber Week
It has been
a somber week.
An orphaned
dugong nurtured and returned to the sea has died from eating plastic. Mariam died from a stomach infection...
Indian Subcontinent Independence and Economies Lagging Counterparts
Mid-August
is when the subcontinent celebrates independence from Britain. Born in a cauldron of hate 72 years ago,
India today is again filling it to the...
Trump’s Bonhomie, Bombast and Bullying
Who would
have thought that a mixture of bonhomie, bombast and bullying from a US leader
would be so effective but in Trump's case it seems...
When Boris Became PM
So Boris Johnson has become Britain's
prime minister. He has been trying and
scheming, scheming and trying including undermining David Cameron. A 'remainer' before, Johnson saw...
Trump: Rebukes and Worries
It's one
for the history books, as they say. On
July 16, 2019, Donald Trump was formally rebuked by the House (in a 240 to 187
vote)...
Billionaires, Vanity and Modern Democracy
The
bullying in Washington is the current trend. On Monday, the British
ambassador resigned his post after Trump refused to deal with him. Well-liked
in Washington and...