I have been following the US and French presidential elections campaigns with great interest. Albeit with opposing tinges of abject fear and pain induced laughter. What a bunch of complete numbskulls they are. Whoops. I made a mistake there. I should have said, what a bunch of disgustingly rich numbskulls they are. All boasting millions …
I’m old enough to have seen a lot of governments, regimes, dictators and politicians come and go. From Eisenhower then JFK and those silly Cuban missiles, the Soviets, the Khmer Rouge, Wilson and Thatcher and through to Gaddafi, Bellusconi, Obama, Putin and all their current mates. So I’ve seen them come and seen them go. Luckily …
One aspect of our Western, democratic and free market societies that has always infuriated me is the demeaning manner in which our unemployed are reported. As a meaningless percentage. As I write this, US unemployment is reported at 10%. Spain? 50% of people under 27, and in my country, Switzerland’, it is a mere 3%. …
As I live on the border with France, it is impossible to escape the fact that there is a presidential election underway. As an Earthling, it is also impossible to escape the fact that there is a similar election underway in the US to elect the leader of the world as we know it. The …
As a child I was always reminded of the social etiquette that there were taboo subjects at the dinner table. The big three of course were sex, politics and religion. Little has changed in my mind except that my dinner table has been replaced by my blog where I try to set the same rules. I must …
From my childhood I have been a willing subject of the US Empire. From Abbott and Costello, Mickey Rooney , Shirley Temple, Elvis, Dobie Gillis, Gomer Pyle, Madonna to knowing knowing what a constitutional amendment is. The US is the only empire that has ruled without the conquest of land. Yes, it’s been in a few wars …
Watch out! Be Careful! You’ve been warned! Quick, duck and take cover! They’re coming to get you! Yes, in many countries we are entering that time again. Election time. When politicians of all sides endeavour to appear human for a little while. We’re approaching that dreaded time here in Switzerland, but France and the US are gearing …
What’s the difference between economics and astrology? At least astrology has credibility. Whenever I hear the mere mention of ‘The Economy’ or economists, I feel a sense of shame that our society has become so hell bent on destroying itself on the almost religious belief that money is more important than our fragile populations and …
An old friend used to say that politicians were the only people on earth who needed to conduct an official and expensive enquiry to discover that there was corruption in horse racing. Unfortunately my old friend ‘Buster’ is no longer around, but he would be quoting himself hoarse with all the political enquiries, commissions and studies that …
There is nothing I like better than to investigate a good old fashioned conspiracy theory. Even better for me, as I live right on the border with France, is a French one. As it is Bastille Day today, I thought it opportune. So unless you’ve been on a holiday on Mars in the last month …
Egypt Exposes Two-Faced Western Democracy Fooling people for most of the time is becoming increasingly difficult for double-speaking politicians. The new printing press. Just as the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century took power away from the religious and political elite, the Internet has now more than proven to be replicating a …
So here we go with the second half of my extensively researched and highly probable predictions for 2011. July: Barack Obama will undergo emergency surgery in preparation for his re-election campaign. After a full recovery, the world will be totally confused as to why Michael Jackson has suddenly reincarnated and now holds the keys to …
