Category Archives: International Power

Sykes Picot And The Cost Of Arbitrary Borders

Posted on December 30, 2024 by john

Dear friends, It seems amazing to me, a relic of World War One is still with us, the 1916 Sykes Picot treaty. Which is still causing woe even today. It’s the agreement that made up the map of the Middle … Continue reading →

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The War Of Ideas

Posted on December 23, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me… there’s a perpetual war of ideas going on. In that war alliances arise and fall. Replacements and reinforcements arrive at the front daily from all sides. Even as some ideas that were killed long … Continue reading →

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Unlimited Power Leads To Unlimited Atrocities

Posted on December 18, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, unlimited power leads to unlimited atrocities. History is unambiguous on this. With examples spanning human history. Alexander’s slaughtering of the city of Thebes, Tamerlane’s atrocities against Hindus and Christians, up to today’s North Korean … Continue reading →

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Limericks

Posted on December 9, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, There’s a time reason and place for a law, Not for every nuisance that comes along, But the truth is mate, It’s violence by the State, And it’s overuse dulls it like an old saw. There … Continue reading →

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A Mortal Danger

Posted on December 8, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, a government that doesn’t listen to anyone else, is a mortal danger to the citizenry and itself. Moreover, that government will censor to protect it’s echo chamber from disharmony. Making the motivation to censor … Continue reading →

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Win Win And Win Lose

Posted on December 6, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, elites have an idealist mindset of win lose. The idea of win win is alien to them. When speaking of the Ukraine war, all those with the public’s ear can say is, “Ukraine needs … Continue reading →

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A Better Way To Calculate GDP

Posted on November 27, 2024 by john

Dear friends, It seems to me, for a myriad of reasons, government spending should be subtracted from any GDP calculation. Because every penny of government spending, be it from taxes, borrowing or printing, comes out of the pockets of someone … Continue reading →

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Starship Rocket System

Posted on November 26, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, it would be a disaster for mankind, should the US administrative state seize control of Space X’s Starship rocket system. The brainiacs in the bureaucracy have claimed it’s impossible to build an orbital class … Continue reading →

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The Middle East

Posted on November 24, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the greatest opportunity in the history of mankind has been squandered, because of stupidity. What opportunity? The opportunity that oil wealth gave the Middle East. The rulers of those countries have spilled trillions in … Continue reading →

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Idealists In Government

Posted on November 20, 2024 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the reason government fails at everything it puts its hand to, is because government is idealistic, while the world is complex. Which is why the private sector is pragmatic. In the real world actions … Continue reading →

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