Simon Says Postcards 12/18/2012
Mexico is so safe that the bus drivers collect fares, make change and have buckets of money on display. ...
Tag: Imperialism
The Romans
One of my book groups recently read The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather. It was a bit of a slog getting...
August 23, 2012 Maxim
"Economic Nationalism is Racism" Harry Binswanger in Forbes Magazine 8/20/2012 "People their products and their...
Geopolitical Thinking II
We all know about the recent discovery of vast amounts of natural gas and oils shale in North America and Northern...
Geopolitical Thinking I
I'm struck by the idea that the US, and others in the West, may be trying to goad Iran into a war. Before they get...
December 15, 2011 Maxim
"Good minefields make good neighbors." Norman L Phoenix AZ...
Changing Boundaries
The announcement card for the Map exhibit at USD have been published. Now the difficult part begins: Promotion and...
A Conflict of Interests
The US Government, which is the majority shareholder of General Motors, is also the arbiter of automobile safety in the...
William Walker
This is a story that they don't teach to school children in the USA. But they do teach it in Costa Rica. I think it...
