As a proud supporting member of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (the only activism, albeit passive on my part, that I allow myself to engage in these days), I am happy to share the statement (see below and here on Facebook) read out on the State of Food & Agriculture in the Asia-Pacific Region at... Continue Reading →
“Going Full Whig” – Kunstler’s Bombshell
It was around midnight when I penned my previous post on Jim Kunstler's latest article - : Going Full Whig yesterday. It may not be surprising therefore, that I did not possess the mental acuity at that late hour to fully take in what he was saying. So, here I am, back again, less than... Continue Reading →
Scrofula Fever
"Let's Make America Great Again", says Trump. "America never stopped being great", says Hilly Billy Clinton. Kunstler says (and I guess that is why I love him so much): "I guess she’s been traveling around the strip-mall wastelands of Carolina failing to notice the carnage that lays upon this land like a mortal scrofula. America... Continue Reading →
China’s Credit Rating Reduced To Negative
I'm not sure if this action by Moody's as reported on RT is a beat-up or not. I guess it is intended to signal that China is in trouble. Is that really the case? Photo credit: A view of the city skyline from the Zhongfu Building at night in Beijing © Jason Lee / Reuters... Continue Reading →
Un-Politically Correct
Just so everyone knows, it appears that my personal views place me in the region of those who are Leftist Libertarians. Whatever that means. Last time I did this, which was a year or few ago, I was a little more towards the centre than now. I guess my views are still firming, or maybe... Continue Reading →
♪♫ It’s Only Make-Believe ♫♪
This: Scaling a $9.5 Trillion Debt Wall may just be the story of the year. Or maybe the background to the story of the year, which hasn't yet broken. Photo credit: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Image We are attempting to live in a make-believe world, where debts become assets and assets don't have to be marked... Continue Reading →
The ‘R’ Word Is Being Used
Ok, he is a libertarian, which in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, apart from all the other things that go along with it, but as I have said before - he is the only American politician who does tend to say some of the right things. Everyone already knows that America is already... Continue Reading →
“This is not a moment of crisis”
Photo of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew: AP Images "This is not a moment of crisis". Isn't that what the Captain of the Titanic also said, as the iceberg appeared out of the fog? So, if it is not a moment of crisis, is it then an "Oh shit, moment"? I'm not sure the G20 participants... Continue Reading →
“The Decline and Fall of Hillary Clinton”
There are less than a handful of weekly blogs that I regularly follow for the wisdom and wit that I perceive in their writings. This post, unlike my previous one which was a day or two late in catching up with the latest offering from one of those blogs, comes only hours after the latest... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 