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The happy couple looks not just fabulous, but very English as they make their way through the ceremonies steeped in tradition like a cup of very strong tea. A proper Royal Wedding may seem like a bit much to most people, including 80% of Brits according to one poll, but it’s much more than that. To me, it’s a cheap excuse for a history lesson – a reflection on not only what it Continue Reading
Fashion and trends follow a few predictable patterns. Whatever was big 20 years ago always seems to come back, albeit just a bit twisted and different. There was a small 80s revival in the last decade, so we can reasonably expect a 90s revival this decade. What makes that even more appealing is that the same cycle is going to be reinforced by social and economic trends th Continue Reading
Poverty in the USofA is generally regarded as an urban phenomenon. This belief has very long roots that go back to our origins as a largely agricultural nation where cities grew primarily with immigration – people who had nothing but a strong back and a desire to work. Constant growth and government policy maintained this situation until very recently, but that is changing.
What would happen if the world ended right on schedule? Suppose the Rapture came on May 21st or the end of the Mayan Calendar on December 21st really is the end – do you think someone would notice?
Are you better off now than you were however-many years ago? It’s a classic political slogan, first used by Ronald Reagan in 1980. The answer then was a pretty solid “No”. Take it out of the cycle of elections and into the business cycle that we find ourselves in, however, and the course of action is not as clear as a political strategist might like.
You pay the insurance bills every month. Car, home, life – they’re all about the same, a bet against yourself that you actually hope is money wasted. But when things go wrong, like a drunk driver smacking into you one sunny day, it’ll be there when you need it. If you listen to the commercials, what you get for your money is peace of mind. It should help you sleep a Continue Reading
The term echoes through the chattering classes as if it has meaning. “What is the Obama Doctrine?” It’s a question being asked by any analyst who wants (desperately) to be taken seriously as we wait for the Presidential address on our latest not-war in Libya. The question seems reasonable on the surface if you are left wondering why we intervene in some places and not oth Continue Reading
Now that my son is 10 it seems that we always wind up talking about cars when we’re driving somewhere. It’s classic father-son bonding, enhanced by shows like TopGear when we’re not in the car. “They were talking about the new computer controlled suspensions,” he told me, “But they didn’t like them because when they lose c Continue Reading
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan was a horror on its own, but the effects on several nuclear reactors has added to the emergency. There has almost certainly been a partial “meltdown” in two reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi and there may be more. This is still unlikely to lead to a catastrophic failure and release of a large plume of radioactive material, but even a small ch Continue Reading
Every day starts with open eyes. If you’ve had what you need to keep going, the world has been turning for about 8 hours and the news stories piled up around our humble ball that is spinning and pitching through space. This information comes to you over airwaves or the internet or a newspaper that greets you on the porch, however you choose.