Welcome to the old Soviet Union

The caldron in Washington today reminds me of something. The collapse of the Soviet system. Nearly 30 years ago.        It collapsed under the weight of corruption. And because government did not deliver what people wanted. And because the Soviets could not reform...

Who to believe on climate change?

Here is a major problem with the kafuffle about climate change. Who should you believe? My paper carried a piece by a local scientist.  He is an expert in glaciers.  He wrote that “97 percent of all climate scientists attribute the current rate of warming to human...

Don’t pass the blame

Here are a few phrases that waterboarding would not pry from our lips. Firing squads would fail to get various leaders to utter them. One is “I’m sorry. I was wrong.”  Another is “I made big mistakes.” And similar phrases. We have seen examples of this resistance...