Searching for the Babel Fish
The Tower of Babel, a story from the Book of Genesis, tells of a grandiose tower built by mankind to reach the heavens. But, according to the story, God […]
Recycling
The defendants in the Beer Hall Putsch trial, from left to right: Heinz Pernet, Friedrich Weber, Wilhelm Frick, Hermann Kriebel, Erich Ludendorff, Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Brückner, Ernst Röhm and Robert […]
Man’s inhumanity
I find the news at the moment discouraging and alarming. Putin’s murder of Alexei Navalny – a brave, courageous man if there ever was one – coupled with a […]
New Year Resolutions
I woke up to pictures of flames roaring from a Japanese jet on the runway in Tokyo – a fireball that sent shivers down my spine. How many poor souls […]
Facism – A Warning
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright MK Tod recently posted the following review of Madeleine Albright’s book. I have copied it below because I think the message is critical. I […]
Phoenix arising?
I awoke to news of rockets flying into Israel in their thousands, Palestinians pouring into southern Israel, killing and kidnapping. And Israel retaliating. Today more than 500 people on […]
A New Incremental Normal
The Graveyard Detective: Boer War Photographs There has been a growing assessment in the press that the Ukrainian counter-offensive is not going as fast as had been expected […]
It’s Just Not Cricket
John Borland Thayer II For my readers who follow cricket, the recent controversy about the dismissal of an English batsman in an Ashes test will not be news. However, […]
Retreat and Die
All the King’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again. 25th June, 2023 The last 24 hours in Russia have seen remarkable events with Prigozhin […]
The Curse of Crypto
Bitcoin mining farm. Photo: Marko Ahtisaari The first transaction involving the use of a crypto currency to buy something physical was on May 22nd, 2010 when 10,000 bitcoins were exchanged for […]