Book Review: Those Angry Days
Those Angry Days by Lynne Olson I read Those Angry Days in my history book club and I enjoyed it and learned from...
Category: Politics
William Walker, Filibuster
This is a repost of a story I wrote in 2010. It is taught to school children throughout Latin America. And...
My Politics
"I am, at the Fed level, libertarian; at the state level, Republican; at the local level, Democrat; and at the...
Bananas and Rage
A NIMBY is an acronym, we all know, for a person who while proclaiming to be in favor of progress and change says...
Book Review: The End of History
The End of History by Francis Fukuyama I tried to read The End of History back in the 1990s when it first came out...
Words Seldom Seen: Unregenerate
Unregenerate Adjective: not reforming or showing repentance; obstinately wrong or bad. Example: He was an...
Adios Ukraine
When the USSR broke up, Ukraine (one of the pieces in the breakup) had nuclear weapons. In exchange for promises that...
Venezuela vs North Korea
The United States and other countries are acting quite firmly to try and effect regime change in Venezuela. Much more...
Words Seldom Seen: Autarky
Autarky Noun: A political entity that is completely economically independent. Example: "President Trump believes...
Trump Made Me Pee in the Desert
We went south on Saturday 12/22 to visit friends and to see the Saguaro National Park. It turned out the park was...
