Churchill’s children: the rise of the privileged Marketeers in Anglo-Land
For almost a century the royal road to becoming a top politician in Anglo-Land was to study law and/or a bit of economics. In Australia...
The Last Days of Nigel (the Darwin Shooter’s second victim)
Yesterday I was chatting online about Wednesday evening's dreadful shooting massacre in Darwin (like many shocked people here). I posted a comment listing the various...
George RR Martin just reminded us of the horrors of war and our role in them.
Episode 5 of the final season of Game of Thrones showed us a vengeful fallen angle, Daenerys Targaryen, after whom thousands of children in the...
The Guru recipe
[I just read a self-help book and, like Don Quixote, need to vent...] My 10 rules for becoming a successful guru: Appear popular at the...
The logic of the inevitable (nuclear) apocalypse. Can the Gods save us?
The probability of a massive nuclear war the next 10 years between any of the 8 current nuclear powers (US, UK, France, Russia, India, Pakistan,...
Some New Year’s nourishment from two people I admire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Y3YOo7G3M&t=3096s Well, Happy New Year all. Here's a post introducing you to two people I admire. At least from the little I know of each, they lead lives...
Teen mothers and the success of their kids
Grandparents, Moms, or Dads? Why Children of Teen Mothers Do Worse in Life by Anna Aizer, Paul J. Devereux, Kjell G. Salvanes - #25165 (CH...