Cold and Dry
The record cold continues to grip much of the USA. Here in middle California it is chilly, especially at night…
A Bush Too Far
Most Conservatives would probably say that Jeb Bush as the Republican candidate in 2016 would be three Bushes too far….
Osama and Ahmed- “They’re as British as You or I!”
Some thirty years ago, back in the UK, those words were said to me by a relative during a discussion…
Net Neutrality
How often are you exasperated? What about completely and utterly exasperated? It’s like having a bad dream where you can’t…
Greece and Merkel
In a previous article we claimed that German Chancellor Merkel had ‘blinked’ in her showdown with Greece’s new minority Far…
Checkup Time
In the UK it is winter–as-usual weather. Here in the USA, the North East is experiencing a long spell of…
Work Song: By Oscar Peterson
I have never cared much for the piano playing of Oscar Peterson. He was of course a superb technician but…
Merkel Blinked!
On this website (17th February) we predicted that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French Premier Hollande had merely papered over…