Category Archives: Politics

Ahh,the arrogance of power. So, Vladimir Putin, the New Stalin, finally overreached. Forgetting the people utterly, he announced the other day that he was returning to the Presidency, after his faux hiatus puppeteering with his underling on the throne. Then … Continue reading →

So excited by the progressive news out of Myanmar. Each day as more reforms occur, I am ever more astounded by the transformative thaw President Thein Sein has led. Once a pariah nation most known for repressive violence against its … Continue reading →

Well, I guess they aren’t alien artifacts or remnants of lost civilizations. But now it raises the reverse psychology question: Could the mysterious ancient lines of Nazca and other paleolithic symbols which are visible only from the air be explained … Continue reading →

Sadly, dictatorships never learn. The protestors overthrew the government, then stepped back and said simply establish a functioning, viable democracy and we’ll back you. Instead, the military elite squandered the opportunity and have now brought the country to the brink … Continue reading →

Finally stopping one more component of the Bush Era of Endless War. Twenty years is an insanely long time. The costs and damages done are incalculable. Just imagine instead if we had spent twenty years building schools? The first classes … Continue reading →

Though Nepal has fallen to China’s new era of Communistic imperialism, it has suddenly risen to the challenge of nation-building. Read this note on “Nepal: Peace in your own time.” It seems Mr. Baburam Bhattarai’s pragmatism and Kathmandu’s resilience are … Continue reading →