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Life and politics

Government neutrality

Faster than government could act, the internet grew up without much regulation. There is a variety of providers, and...

Jan 20, 2015

Advice to potential Republican presidential candidates

Dear Potential GOP Presidential Candidate, As the lineup is shaping up, it looks like it could be similar to...

Jan 15, 2015

Terror incident in France

It looks as though a few losers got their frustrations out. Usually for losers – Boston Marathon bombers are...

Jan 11, 2015

Will it be as always?

Thomas B. Reed, a Republican politician and Speaker of the House at the end of the 19th century, warned:...

Jan 5, 2015

Conservatives versus liberals

Judging by the tone of some political commentators, one might get an impression that the division between conservatives and...

Dec 24, 2014

One idea, many consequences

Let me begin with an introduction for readers outside of Illinois. In the last election, a political novice but...

Dec 4, 2014

Can Russians’ seizing of Crimea be legalized?

Drafting a contract converting a grab of Crimea into a sale gives an opportunity for forming a treaty resolving...

Mar 27, 2014

Net neutrality exposed

Internet service is not much different than other utilities, such as electricity, gas or water. Politicians and commentators focus...

Jan 17, 2014

Spherical heaters

The government decided that we should not use old style incandescent bulbs due to their energy inefficiency. Only about...

Dec 18, 2013

What do we have government for?

As frustrating as it is, the ongoing Washington stalemate on health care, immigration and almost any other essential issue...

Dec 2, 2013
Remark of the day

Putin is in charge of Ukraine’s defense

November 14, 2024
Health care

At least, that is what the recent revelations about the behind-the-scenes American policy determining aid for Ukraine suggest. At the beginning of the war, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley asked his Russian counterpart, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, “Under what conditions would you use nuclear weapons?” Russians responded that they reserve “the right to use tactical nuclear weapons in the event of catastrophic battlefield loss.” In plain language, if Ukraine will be able to defend itself efficiently, Russia feels entitled to turn the war into a nuclear one. So, American support has been to keep the war going but not allow Ukraine to win. People are dying, but the military-industrial complex has its heyday.

Is Musk losing it?

August 20, 2024
Life and politics

Elon Musk claims that he is ready to serve as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trum...

$44 billion for loud lamenting

July 26, 2024
Life and politics, Media

Elon Musk warned us that “America is headed for bankruptcy.” The national debt, which is $34 trillion and gro...

Do we need the judiciary branch of the government?

July 10, 2024
Life and politics

That question comes to mind when reading critics of the recent Supreme Court decision weakening so-called Chevron deference. In t...

Between a circus and a nursing home

June 29, 2024
Life and politics, Media

I heard on BBC that assessment of the recent debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. People are still commenting. For exampl...