Not the Best of Times, Is It the Worst of Times?
T here is a disturbing, discordant dissonance in the world. It is an uncomfortable feeling that something really bad is about to happen....
What Is A Life Worth In The UK?
A rnold Turling is a very angry and unhappy man -- vindicated but at what cost. Three years ago, he advised the All...
Stormy Weather for May And Trump
W hen Donald Trump began his presidential campaign no one believed he could possibly be elected. When David Cameron went to the country...
Trumpian Crudity Creating The Disunited States Of America
T his Thursday, June 1, the U.S. decided to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. Like Brexit, the process is not like instant...
Trump’s Theatrical Odyssey on a Mancunian Backdrop
T he thirst for war is ancient. As old as disputatious neighbors or rival tribes, it is enticing -- a siren call for...
On Being Presidential, Special Prosecutors, and the Judgment of History
T here is in the U.S. a certain notion of being presidential. Toss missiles at Syria or bomb Afghanistan and everyone reflexively calls...
Another U.S. President fires an FBI director
T his week on Tuesday (May 9), the president fired FBI Director James Comey. The resulting news storm allowed much speculation ... for...
Climate Change Proof to Convince Even an Irrational Skeptic
T he People's Climate March on Saturday, April 29, 2017, flooded Washington, DC, with over 100,000 protesters. Organizers claimed 150,000, with marches in...
Is it war? The crazy quilt of U.S. and North Korea posturing
I n a continuation of the theater of the absurd, all 100 U.S. senators were driven to the White House to listen to...
Trump’s sanity put in doubt by psychiatric panel – books, North Korea, and erratic behavior
H ow many books have been authored by Donald Trump? The answer: a steady stream totaling a whopping 17 -- more than enough...