Writing

Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.

Cigar Talk – a new TPN podcast Apr 2010

Last week I launched a new TPN podcast callde “Cigar Talk”. The basic format will be my partner in Perdomo Cigars Australia, Jason Nelson, and I talking to…

Was Mexico Earthquake “Payback”? Apr 2010

On March 23, 2010, this site predicted that China and Russia would use a “HAARP-like instrument” to create earthquakes on the US West Coast. On 28 March, 2010,…

News Corp’s Facebook Scare Campaign Apr 2010

This morning I ran a quick experiment. I searched through News.com.au’s site for stories that mention Facebook in the title to see what percentage of those stories had…

Subprime Mortgages Are Being Pumped Again!! Apr 2010

The very financial product that triggered the GFC – subprime mortgages, aka banks making home loans to people who can’t afford them – is apparently the hot new…

No Illusions Podcast 08 – Dominion Over Fowl Mar 2010

Tonight we try something we haven’t done in a long time – Chrissy joins me on the podcast. We lit up a Perdomo Lot 23, sat outside on…

Using Apple Mail and Google Apps Mar 2010

I’m posting this because finding out how to do this was bloody hard and took WAY too long. It’s taken me HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS to work…

Pax Corleone Mar 2010

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about how the film The Godfather is actually a brilliant and accurate allegory for United States foreign policy. I…

no illusions podcast 07 – Nicaragua Mar 2010

On today’s show: my thoughts on Nicaragua (including a quick history of the oppression of the Nicaraguan people by Spain and the USA), why cigars are awesome and…

Iraq: Gun Barrel Democracy Mar 2010

Bret Stephens at the WSJ writes a glowing “Ode To George W Bush” as the liberator of Iraq who gave them the golden calf of democracy. He neglects…

Open Letter To Apple Australia Mar 2010

Dear Apple Australia, I would like to complain about your product quality and customer support. I’m an Apple convert. I worked at Microsoft for a long time and…