Left: France's yellow vest demonstrators marking a year since the movement began, Nov. 17, 2019. Credit: Aljazeera TV In physics, entropy is the tendency of all matter to disintegrate into its constituent particles, so that a counterforce is … [Read more...] about Social entropy paralyzes investment
Contributor: Norman A. Bailey
The Apparent Imminence of War*
If fighting breaks out in the Gulf, or elsewhere, effects on the world economy could be significant. The entire region between the Mediterranean Sea and India is a seething cauldron of threats, counter-threats, plots, conspiracies, economic … [Read more...] about The Apparent Imminence of War*
Inequality Threatens Civilization
Expanding capital ownership is the most urgent task faced by Western governments today. The downfall of all the great civilizations has often been credited to external forces, such as the barbarian tribes that overran the western half of the Roman … [Read more...] about Inequality Threatens Civilization
Why what happens in Syria is important*
Right: Iranian bases in Syria, April 2018, photo credit: skynewsarabiya.com, (April 30, 2018). After 400 years of Ottoman rule, the region now known as Syria was detached from the dying empire by French and British troops a hundred … [Read more...] about Why what happens in Syria is important*
Bitcoin – A Clear and Present Danger*
With all the multiple conflicts, large and small, raging throughout the world today — proliferating natural disasters; spreading ethnic, racial, religious, political and gender confrontations and hatreds; an unprecedented degree of concentration of … [Read more...] about Bitcoin – A Clear and Present Danger*
Russia Agrees To Rein In Iran*
Putin has given Israel carte blanche to take military action against Iranian targets in Syria, and against Iran's proxy Hezbollah, in Syria and Lebanon. A couple of weeks ago two contemporary masters of international statecraft met in … [Read more...] about Russia Agrees To Rein In Iran*
The Russian Gordian Knot begins to unravel*
Winston Churchill famously described the Soviet Union as “A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” Many commentators and politicians say Vladimir Putin’s Russia is every bit as mysterious and enigmatic as its predecessor. An astonishing … [Read more...] about The Russian Gordian Knot begins to unravel*
Iran Between A Rock And A Hard Place While Living In Interesting Times
Left: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP. There is nothing going on in the world at this time that has the potential to affect … [Read more...] about Iran Between A Rock And A Hard Place While Living In Interesting Times
Middle East: Are we at an inflection point?*
The joint US/French/British attack on Syria’s chemical-warfare facilities was undoubtedly a proper response on the part of the three participants in the face of President Bashar al-Assad’s barbaric butchery of innocent civilians through the use of … [Read more...] about Middle East: Are we at an inflection point?*
The Presidents-For-Life Club*
In recent days President Xi of China and President Putin of Russia have become, in effect, presidents for life of two of the largest and most aggressive countries in the world. Both Russia and China in recent years have engaged in extensive … [Read more...] about The Presidents-For-Life Club*