Archives for 2023
South Africa Is Sending Arms to Russia – Because China Ordered It To
South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And, for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.
Finland’s Prime Minister Divorces Husband to Party Like She’s Still 19
Alas, it has come to this. Finland’s prime minister divorces husband Sanna Marin today announced she is divorcing her husband, Markus Raikkonen, after 19 years together. Marin and Raikkonen, both 37, share a five-year-old daughter Emma Amalia Marin and were married nearly three years ago in August 2020. But the couple, who had been together… Read more.
Jury Finds Trump Liable for Sexual Abuse but Why Not Rape?
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse Donald Trump has a long record of losing court cases. For example, he lost over 65 trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. So nobody should be surprised that he lost this one. A jury found him liable for sexual abuse yesterday. A Manhattan jury… Read more.
China Cracks Down on Capvison for Spying – It’s a Dog-Bites-Man Story
The government is cracking down on companies spying in China. But this is like the government cracking down on citizens cheating on taxes in America. It’s what the government does, respectively. That’s why China cracking down on Capvision is more hypocritical than surprising. China cracks down on Capvision Chinese authorities have conducted raids on the… Read more.
Kevin Costner Divorce Should Come as No Surprise
Kevin Costner’s wife surprised Hollywood last week when she filed for divorce. But I’m only surprised that it took her so long. Kevin Costner Divorce Most celebrity marriages are short, expensive, and very public. They rarely last more than ten years. By contrast, Costner’s marriage has been long and relatively private. But it, too, is now… Read more.
The British Monarchy and American Democracy
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The Coronation of King Charles III – Princess Diana Must Be Rolling Over in Her Grave
The Coronation of King Charles III will play out on Saturday. Charles has decreed it shall be a more modest Coronation than his mother’s. But that’s like a billionaire buying a Bentley instead of a Rolls Royce because he wants to appear modest. Because this three-day event still promises pomp and pageantry worthy of a… Read more.
Drone Attack on the Kremlin Is Cause to Rain on the Coronation Parade
Expect President Vladimir Putin to rain on Charles’s Coronation parade. He will do so by raining an unprecedented torrent of missiles down on Ukraine. Putin is so unhinged he’d think bombing Ukraine would punish Britain for supplying weapons to Ukraine. Drone attack on Kremlin Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin… Read more.
What Sudan Ceasefire? Army Launches Offensive against RSF
What Sudan Ceasefire? The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly extended their ceasefire. The RSF announced a “humanitarian truce” for 72 hours beginning at midnight tonight. Except that the army marked that announcement by launching an offensive against the RSF. It reportedly wants to drive the RSF out of the capital, Khartoum.… Read more.