On June 24th, 2016 the United Kingdom had a union-wide referendum in which the inhabitants of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Island decided to either remain or leave the European Union. The 17.4 M leavers […]
Category: History
Playing Tai-Chi with China’s Political Titles
A year ago this meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-Jeou would have been between the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalist parties. However, near the end of last year, Mr. […]
Donald Trump, the Political Icarus
Donald Trump, whether people like him or not, may be the Kingmaker (or the Queenmaker) for the 2016 US Presidential elections. Gruff, confident, and obnoxiously persistent Trump has been the thorn at the side of the […]
Political Culture in the United States and the Eleven Nations that Define It.
Political culture is something many Americans choose not to make as an observation in their everyday political thinking.
The Political Ostriches
The political ostriches on the Hill need to get their heads out of their holes and resolve their playground antics maturely. I’d even wager to say our Federal Government looks to be run by King […]
“The Shutdown” or “Retards in the Legislature”
I am not a fan of Obamacare. It’s not its much-vaunted permanency problems, nor the hesitant start-up the initiative has been going through. It’s something else. Jesus, it’s like every week since they passed the […]
A History of Treason
A HISTORY OF TREASON: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodies: Who Watches the Watchmen? After the Second Great War, the world was split into two ideological power bases, the liberal, democratic West led by the United States […]
Cinco De Mayo 2013: The Enemy Within
When Cinco de Mayo comes around, the first and last thoughts I have about it are, in order, “shit it’s time for some Corona and tacos” and “crazy how the French were in Mexico all […]
Why North Korea is Winning the Battle of Words
My opening is going to be droll, because every time this happens it is so very droll: North Korea is doing it again. They’re posturing against the United States, South Korea and their allies with […]
The Unknown Unknowns
At the risk of sounding clichéd I want to say: Hitler was crazy. I don’t even need to really explain much beyond that for anyone to agree, and with good reason. His legendary megalomania capitalized […]
The Nationsmith 