African Breakout Many African nations have become fairly wealthy by per capita GDP. But they have trouble using this wealth to further develop their economies and increase the well being of their citizens.
Trump Trumped in Ukraine Like the rest of the American elite, he thinks he can start and stop wars at will. A certain political theorist long ago had an axiom against that idea. It is translated something like; “a war may begin when you will, but will not end when you choose”.
Annexation Nation With Trump, the rules in place since 1945 are over. Canada is going to have to adjust quickly. However, Canada is very unprepared to do so. Canada, for most of its history, has been stuck in a protective but restricting situation. It remains in a state of arrested development.
About Voting Reform Our entire system is unfair, but not in the way FVC people imagine. It is unfair to everyone except our oligarchy, which it gives maximum opportunity to protect their interests.
Trumped There are very simple reasons why all this will fail spectacularly. The USA no longer has the economic weight Trump and friends think it does, Also, their economic theories do not work and will drive what is left of that economy into the ground, very fast.
An Old Dog Died A short fiction story about making life better Aunt Clem was kneeling down, seeding her vegetable patch, when Stel drove up to her shack. Stel got out of her car and looked about the low ridge the shack stood on. The grass had sprung up green and shiny after the
Hell Bent in Ontario In this is a simple and profound lesson about how societies really work. People with ideologically right wing ideas and attitudes are generally more stupid than the rest. However, they are very aggressive.