GWYNNE DYER: The stubborn persistence of some heads of state and the political mindset of New Zealand’s Ardern Bangor Daily News — Jan. 23, 2023 “All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs,” wrote … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Burnout in New Zealand
ProPublica: Danger! Websites Selling Abortion Pills Are Sharing Sensitive Data With Google — Which Can Share It With Anti-Abortion Prosecutors ProPublica — January 18, 2023 Online pharmacies that sell abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google and other third parties, which may allow law enforcement to prosecute those who use the medications to end … Continue reading Danger! Buying Abortion Pills Online Is NOT Yet Secure or Safe!
[NOTE: This column is a followup to the post of early last week: Lightning Strikes Three Times: Japan, Taiwan & The Emerging Big Power Arms Races. It’s an improvement, in two ways: First, Gwynne Dyer knows what he’s talking about. He has a doctorate in war history and strategy; he served with the militaries of … Continue reading Dyer: Alliances and The Big Wars Nobody Wanted, But Stumbled Into
Introduction: For me, the sudden abandonment of neutrality by Sweden and Finland after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine were like separate lightning bolts striking the same tree. How likely was that? Sweden had been a neutral country for 200+ years. Finland for 75, since 1948.
Quotes of the Day: Today’s New York Times yielded a rich trove . . . One was about historian Jon Meacham’s new book, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House) A New York Times interviewer asked, “So, having delved into the legacies of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and … Continue reading Quotes of the Day: Historians Haggle, But Lincoln Lingers, & Kelly Ann Conway Pontificates