Writing

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

What Kind Of Country Tortures A 12 Year Old Child? Aug 2009

Iran? North Korea? Cuba? China? No – the United States of America. If President Obama and the Democratic Party aren’t willing to prosecute the people responsible for torturing…

Leonardo Da Vinci & His Wonderful Toys Jul 2009

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5834380&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Brisbane Confidential 07 – The Da Vinci Machines Exhibition I don’t I’ve plugged the Brisbane Confidential show much in this blog, but I thought this episode might…

Scott Adams on Solving Healthcare Jul 2009

Dilbert author Scott Adams has a GREAT idea for reducing health insurance premiums: First, 80% of healthcare costs go toward chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart…

Nine US Banks Paid Out $33 BILLION in Bonuses Jul 2009

Following on from yesterday’s story about Goldman Sachs as the root of all evil, today we get the information that: Nine banks that received government aid money paid…

Newsgator / NetNewsWire Jul 2009

I’ve been using Google Reader as my default RSS reader for a few years and, like all Google server products, I love it. However I also like to…

The Great American Bubble Machine Jul 2009

Rolling Stone magazine has a Hunteresque story about Goldman Sachs: The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it’s everywhere. The world’s most powerful…

A Robot Drum Machine Jul 2009

Just because this is Totally Cool. (via Amnesia)

Inglorious Basterds – Full Length Trailer Jul 2009

The most anticipated film event of the year! (IMHFO!)

neo.org – a social network with a purpose Jul 2009

I want to give a huge shout-out to TPN’s new network sponsor – neo.org. Neo is a team of global volunteers and partners who have powerful Declarations and…

Obama’s Science Czar: Forced abortions. Mass sterilization. Jul 2009

Zombie Time has this great report on a book co-authored by Obama’s new science ‘czar’ John Holdren (with Paul and Anne Erlich) back in 1977 called "Ecoscience" which…