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Life and politics

Politicians are right; reality is wrong

Twenty years ago, Congress presumed how fast the economy would grow in the future, and how many foreign workers...

May 18, 2006

Can we agree not to use words like “liberal” or “conservative”?

“Liberals hate it” – one can read this on the billboards advertising some conservative radio station.  In their disgust...

May 15, 2006

Ask your doctor is (fill the blank) is good for you

TV is full of one-minute tutorials on many medical conditions. Every lecture ends with a suggestion: “ask your doctor...

May 10, 2006

Something needs to be done…

Five-year-old Josh Martin of Naperville was playing with his 8-year-old brother during a family trip to a Lowe’s improvement...

Apr 30, 2006

The naked truth about Net neutrality,

and why Congress should stay away from it. With the Internet becoming a commodity and with the emergence of...

Apr 10, 2006

President is gone – we stay

Most Poles living in Chicago have been disappointed with the way the Chicago Tribune covered the recent visit of...

Feb 22, 2006

What else can go wrong?

Were I in Saddam’s shoes, I would do exactly what he is doing. I would try to avoid direct...

Mar 29, 2003

China will do fine without advice from New York

A researcher cuts off a flea’s leg, than releases the flea onto a table and says: “jump”. The flee...

Feb 22, 2003

Arafat’s shoes

Irgun, the Jewish terrorist organization, fought for the independence of Israel. They got what they wanted.

May 19, 2002

When will the war against terrorism be won?

Terror was the scourge of Europe in 19th century. Anarchists, as they were called then, fueled by social injustice...

Feb 4, 2002
Remark of the day

How to respond to the nuclear blackmail?

November 19, 2024
Ukraine

Putin always waved that he had atomic bombs. Now, he claims that he might use it if, thanks to the military help, Ukraine might defend itself from being conquered by Russia. Putin needs to be told that the West is prepared. Our defense will most likely encounter rockets with nuclear weapons before they leave the Russian territory. But we are ready to accept that we might not intercept them all. However, our response will be swift and merciless. Russia, as we know it, will be no longer. In particular, it will be forever deprived of having any nuclear arsenal. I bet that in such a situation, even if Putin decides to press that red button, it will be after some reasonable people in Russia disconnect it from the launchpad. I hope our intelligence services have already arranged that.

Putin is in charge of Ukraine’s defense

November 14, 2024
Ukraine

At least, that is what the recent revelations about the behind-the-scenes American policy determining aid for Ukr...

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...