Plagues and civilizations
LAST WEEK, I wrote about some of the worst pandemics known to history and compared their fatality rate with the coronavirus. This time, I...
How bad is the coronavirus compared to previous pandemics?
IF YOU’RE concerned about the coronavirus potentially destroying civilization, don’t worry. Corona is nowhere near as bad as the worst pandemics known to man.
I’ve...
Why high prices are a not-so-bad sign
THROUGHOUT the course of the coronavirus pandemic, one common complaint I’ve heard from people is that things are getting expensive.
But I would argue that’s...
Food security vs food sufficiency
ACCORDING to news reports, a few African countries are suffering from famine again, and that has reminded me of an important issue that I...
Stirrings in France
AN INTERESTING bit of news happened in Fair France last week.
A number of retired officers submitted a letter that demanded reform from the government.
The...
Will the United States protect us from China?
MY MOTHER recently asked me whether the US will help the Philippines in the current problems with China. This is a rather tricky question,...
Civic rights vs the corona vaccine
SHOULD you have the right to decline the coronavirus vaccine?
Some would say no, that you should be forced to take it in the name...
Taiwan’s AI-related strategic value to China
ANYONE who has studied history and geopolitics understands the situation with China and Taiwan. The former regards the latter as a rebellious province, supported...
Biden’s Wars
BACK in the Donald Trump years, I pointed out that the then United States president tried to deescalate America’s military presence overseas. He didn’t...
A fragile system
RECENTLY, I’ve been watching several videos on the Bronze Age Collapse, an ancient apocalyptic epoch so destructive that even written language disappeared.
One of the...