Category: geopolitics

Which Is Safer? Iraq, Iran or USA? Dec 2012

    Based on this data from The University of Sydney, you are safer living in Iran or Iraq than in the USA. By the way, I included…

The Facts About Guns In Australia Dec 2012

It's funny the kinds of bullshit you hear from people when they are trying to justify their ideology. I got into a Facebook discussion today with Rob McNealy,…

No Illusions Podcast #58 – Brad H Talks Iran Dec 2012

Today I welcome back to the show Brad Heitmann (aka Brad The Mormon). This time we’re talking about Iran. FOR TWO HOURS. Fer realz.Ermahgerd. Brad travelled to Iran…

Rigging Elections Dec 2012

I’ve been reading some fascinating posts lately on the attempts – past and present – to rig U.S. elections. As with all theories that don’t have sufficient supporting…

How To Embezzle $100 Million Sep 2012

Step 1. Start a financial services firm. Step 2. Make sure you are the only person in the company who sees the bank statements. Step 3. “Using a…

Does Deprivation Fire Ambition? Sep 2012

In the NYT today, David Brooks makes some interesting points about motivation, reflecting on Romney’s latest gaff: The final thing the comment suggests is that Romney knows nothing about…

Arctic sea ice shrinks to smallest extent ever recorded Sep 2012

Arctic sea ice shrinks to smallest extent ever recorded. Scientists think within 20 years there may be no ice left at all at certain times of the year.…

CEO of ExxonMobil admits burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Sep 2012

CEO of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, in an on-the-record speech to the Council of Foreign Relations that is publicly available online, has now said that it is clear that…

Banking Elite Control Sep 2012

I don’t know who created this, but I first saw it on this Facebook page. I’m not sure the top of the tree should be the banksters by themselves, as there…

No Illusions Podcast #53 – Peter Honig on The Wire Sep 2012

If you haven’t watched THE WIRE yet – what are you waiting for? After all, it’s ten years old this year and it has been roundly acclaimed as…