It's rare that Bill Maher and I are on the same side of the issue. But Maher recently pointed out something that was previously posted ...

"Let me tell you how it will be/It's one for you and nineteen for me. Because I'm the taxman."  -Taxman The ...

Although the United States is not officially a nation based primarily on lineage and blood and soil, Germany is. There are apparently more...

One of the hot button topics across what is referred to as the "West" is immigration, particularly illegal immigration and ref...

The British Indian novelist and essayist Rana Dasgupta recently wrote a very long earnest piece about the alleged demise of the nation-sta...

One of the things that drives me crazy in any sort of relationship whether it be professional or personal is when someone changes their mind...

First off just to state the obvious. No one can see the future. One can make informed guesses about it and presume that most states will ac...

There is a long ugly history of Yellow Peril in American and Western literature and thought. This phenomenon generally looks at the much m...

Have you ever used public transportation on a regular basis? I used to when I was younger. Fortunately I don't any longer. The problem w...

Here we go again. Let's just be blunt. There are a lot of things the US Founding Fathers and later judges and politicians got wrong when...

There have been a few unfortunate financial setbacks of late but nevertheless if all goes according to Evil Overlord plan I intend to purcha...

As discussed the Palestinians want independence. They tried and failed to get the UN Security Council to recognize Palestine as a state . So...

BBC correspondent Jihad Misharawi holds his son's body There are some elements which are wholly predictable in the world. Israeli-Palest...