I have not been writing much on my website – except some harmless football commentary. And although this is 1 April – this is not an April Fool’s story – indeed has any day been more over-rated or misused. This … Continue reading
Category Archives: USA
No doubt the Chinese and their powerful social media allies would argue with this analysis from the Economist. But it does feel as though there is not a word out of place. The world is divided. The divide is … Continue reading
At the end of 2020 I wrote: “Maybe one of the lessons of 2020 is how to make the world a better place for future generations. Less greed and more care. It sounds like an optimist’s utopia; but after 2020 … Continue reading
The US led the way. The UK and NATO allies had little option but to follow. After twenty years of occupation the US led forces were leaving Afghanistan; and optimistically thinking that the country would remain open and safe with … Continue reading
“Where Did the Coronavirus Come From? What We Already Know Is Troubling.” By Zeynep Tufekci and published in the New York Times in June 2021. Printed in full here – there are no answers but many questions and a plea … Continue reading
America’s war in Afghanistan is ending in crushing defeat. The consequences of the conflict for Afghans, already catastrophic, are likely to get worse. It was not just the US, but Nato allies, that made a shabby, half-hidden retreat in the last … Continue reading
The analysis is spot on – the problem is what if anything the US, EU, and anyone else who cares, can do about it. China appears all to eager to push the boundaries on what might be an international confrontation. … Continue reading
I did not watch the Oprah WInfrey interview with the Sussexes two nights ago. But it is impossible to escape the commentary and the fall out. Apparently, a great many people did watch and do care – including many Americans … Continue reading
I have not written much about the events of last week. What more is there to say. There has been an outpouring of anger and explanation. But for the rest of the world looking in America has never looked weaker; … Continue reading
Some very interesting thoughts from an online chat with a US West Coast based engineer last night: (There are) lots of conversation in the Bay about the role of Tech companies in the resurgence of Fascism and anti-intellectualism So many … Continue reading