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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• What is the Actual Problem You Are Experiencing When You Complain About Traffic.

  

  It's amusing that the one person who is not from Minnesota, and has only been there on a layover flight knows about Strong Towns. This organisation was started... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• 160k People a Day Having to Detour, Millions Being Inconvenienced.

  

  I don't really care what political bias News Nation has, the segment this picture comes from was fairly accurate as to the problems that will be caused by this... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Does It Make Sense to Subsidise the Automobile?

  

  One interesting thing about US politics is that the concept of subsidies is well camouflaged. Taxpayers subsidise Wal-Mart because the employees need to resort... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A National Integrated Transport Policy is Necessary for the United States

  

  The term is also kind of nonsensical since it comes from the British sitcom "Yes, Minister" episode "The Bed of Nails"(S3E5). On the other hand, the US has... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Yes, the Wild Fires in Canada Are Related to Climate Change. And Climate Change...

  

  OK, Fox news may be the "dissenting opinion", but they are often WRONG, as is their sister service, Sky News Australia. Who are engaging in climate change denia... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Propaganda

  I find it interesting that to hear about Hunter Biden and his laptop one has to dig for that information in the US media. On the other hand, I was saying "WHOA!... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• I Have Spoken Ukrainian More in the Last Year Or So Than I Have in My Entire...

  And definitely in the last month. I often wonder how long it would have taken me to get up to speed linguistically if I had been allowed to join the... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Ukraine and Russia Are Not the Same Country.

  

  My family is firmly in the "Here they beat you up for the Russian language" territory. Nationalist relations prevented my gaining Polish citizenship. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Cyrillic Alphabet

  

  I'm reposting this here since Wordpress stinks for editing. There's a quote in here which it doesn't do. I also wanted to add a video. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Fear of a "militarised Police" is a Cultural Issue

  

  I used a picture of a costume Gendarme the last time I did this post on this subject. This time I am using actual material from the French Gendarmerie Nationale. Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Meanwhile as You Are Panicking About Robots and AI...

  

  I found this article which pretty much confirms my suspicions:... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• More on the Failure of Artificial Intelligence

  Sure, it's neat to see videos of robots jumping up and down while doing things that would be impossible for most people. On the other hand, I wonder how fake... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• J'ai Brexitais!

  It was very weird for me to watch the coronations of Charles and Camilla on French TV. There was the distance caused by the language and commentary. Also, it... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Luddite v Technology

  

  Hang around me and start talking about technology and you will hear the term Luddite. The Luddites were people in early 19th Century England who hated... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Netflix's Queen Cleopatra

  I saw this article in Al Jazeera about Netflix Queen Cleopatra by Islam Issa and it resonated with me for a few reasons. As I detail in my book, DNA samples... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hang On, Was It RIGGED??!

  I am very familiar with Antrim County, MI. Something had to be wrong when Biden somehow "won" the election in 2020.Wouldn't the Libertarians be out of the... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Biden COLLUDED With Deep State To SMEAR Hunter Biden Laptop Story Before...

  I know the person who repaired Hunter's laptop--this sucker is real. It's not Russian disinformation.The same thing applies to my lack of support for Hillary... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Woah, This Does NOT Look Good For Biden

  Russell Brand hits the nail on the head about Biden, Trump, and the fake US elections. The stories about Biden's corruption would be everywhere if it had been... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Is PBS Credible Anymore?

  

  I am going to make a disclaimer that I believe in true public broadcasting, but US public broadcasting is commercial. It has commercials in the form of... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Flygsam Och Tågskryt

  The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is making dire predictions about the need for addressing climate change. It's 2023 Climate Change... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2023 DEBATE, SOCIETY