The Insidious Ways of Plastic Pollution
Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
There is something about plastic pollution that seems almost insidious. No matter where we go, land or...
Wildfires And Floods on a Raging Planet
Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
Fanned by the strong winds of distant Hurricane Dora, the several spontaneous wildfires of Mauri spread at...
Is U.S. Influence Waning in The Cauldron of Middle East Politics?
When Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic relations in March after seven years, the power broker was, not the US, but China. Waning US...
Should PVC Be Phased Out?
Authors: Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
Six months ago (February 14, 2023), a 150-car freight train with 11 cars carrying hazardous chemicals including...
A President’s Son Cops a PleaÂ
Accountants in the US will warn you about unreported income in tax filings. While expenses may be disputable, not reporting income leaves little leeway,...
How Free Are We?
'It's a free country' is a commonplace but is it? Yes, you say, you can do what you want. Yet, on second thoughts how...
Nightmare or Lifesaver: The Military Robot is Here
Ever since the first caveman fashioned a spear of hardened wood, or thought of a wheel and said, "Hmmm," man has been driven to...
Somnambulism On the Cusp of Existential SuicideÂ
A taciturn man, Calvin Coolidge the 30th President of the United States (1923-1929) was given the nickname "Silent Cal". It is said that when...
Is China Outmaneuvering the U.S.?Â
When you see an affable and smiling Xi Jinping meeting a tired Blinken -- after all the
Secretary of State had been through six hours...
Climate Change and Possible Human Responses
We cannot say 'we never knew' when melting glaciers and polar ice caps engulf us in our own folly. Even lemmings respond to threats...