Over the past 40 years our American tax base disappeared offshore, industry followed, we made consumerism a national goal and…
Europe (European Union)
Never Has a Nation So Willingly Been Walked off a Cliff
With the true conviction of a vicar’s daughter, Theresa May triggered Article 50 and marched Britain off a cliff named…
The Trump Presidency: Week One, Possibly a Win-Win for Trump and the Nation
A win-win? Give me a break. Let me explain. God knows there is much to explain, so let me set…
Headlines That Make Me Nuts
“No rest for migrant-weary Europe in 2016 as desperate refugees flood continent” That from CNBC News, to herald the beginning…
How Dare We?
How dare we in Europe wrangle endlessly over taking in desperate migrants fleeing the bombs and disintegration of their own…
The Real Greek Tragedy is Not Economic
The real Greek tragedy is its devastating loss of opportunity. Since WWII Greece suffered a series of corrupt governments that…
The 1st European Migrant-Refugee Water Park
I have amazing friends and, rather than bitch about the way the world works, they come up with off-the-wall alternatives.…
Greece: Europe’s Defining Opportunity
All of the players are in place. The European Union faces its best opportunity since the Marshall Plan to…
Europe Turns Toward Fascism
Fascism is always lying there, just under the skin of democracy, waiting for its place in the sun. For…
Europe Sows Austerity and Reaps Default
The Greeks have made their decision by a wide majority. What happens now is anyone’s guess. That will no doubt…