Monthly Archives: June 2009
World’s Biggest Welfare Queen Wants More Money For Her Castles
My favorite monarch is having financial difficulties. Her Nogoodnik son, the former Prince of Wales (no longer in the long line to the Throne) spent well over a million pounds, pounding the pavements, touring the world, first class. Also, Her … Continue reading
Filed under .diplomacy, .money matters, energy
CIA-Sponsored Coup In Honduras Is OK For US Political Chattering Classes
In Honduras, an outright military coup took over the democratic government. Naturally, since the military coup conspirators are good buddies of the Pentagon, this sort of anti-democratic tyranny is A-OK. Also, as I predicted, Madoff was sentenced to 150 years … Continue reading
Filed under Politics, war and peace
Culture Shifts From West To East
Cultural and economic changes are sweeping the planet. The locus of energy systems is shifting from the West to the East. We can detect these shifts via participation rates in consuming ‘classical’ music or banking growth, trade and political energy. … Continue reading
Filed under the arts
Creation And Destruction
Far from being unusual, Mr. Jackson was quite common for a talented creator who spent much of his life, self destructing. Just as love and hate live side by side, creativity lives in disharmony with destruction. Many creative people have … Continue reading
Filed under the arts
Galaxy Express 999: Human/Cyborg Attempts At Eternal Life
Once upon a time, I was one of the very first people in the United States to get cable TV. We were a test neighborhood because our brownstones in Park Slope were very close to each other and the population … Continue reading
Madoff Gets 150 Years In The Slammer
The judge throws the book at Bernie Madoff. His hausfrau gets to keep only $2.5 million of illicit wealth. I wish I had $2.5 million. I would no longer have to publish these stories. I could go sail the Caribbean. … Continue reading
Filed under .money matters
Ron Paul’s Excellent Antiwar Spending Bill Speech
Ron Paul delivers a great speech about the war/IMF bill Congress passed pretty easily. This happened during the Vietnam War. It didn’t matter who we voted into office. They all rushed into the exact same mess. It was pretty hopeless. … Continue reading
Filed under .money matters, war and peace
