This article captures the absurdity of the situation the world finds itself in. The location – Blackpool – is my long-ago birthplace and usually home to political conferences...
President Trump, eager to remove himself from the accumulation of scandals, snafus and bad judgement that so far comprise his presidency, decided to take a tour...
Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans, gave a remarkable speech recently at the removal of the statue of General Robert E. Lee. The matter had been...
When Elon Musk announced late last year that Tesla would manufacture solar roof shingles, it was not clear whether the cost would be competitive. Recent announcements...
According to an excellent infographic put together in 2014, 73% of the world’s population has a mobile phone. Among mobile phones, there were 4.4bn camera phones in...
There are nine million people in Hanoi and some four million scooters, which are the primary mode of transportation. They create a very distinct mood while...
The term ‘oxymoron’ suggests two words or concepts that are inherently contradictory. In this case it is three. Taxes, as this author has argued through several...
Those readers familiar with the BBC (PBS in the US) series, Call the Midwife, may recall in Season 6 there is an episode that begins with...
People care deeply about healthcare and taxes. Taxes, as an earlier article by this author discussed, pay for a lot of different things. The Defense Department...
It’s a great time of year to write about taxes. Many US taxpayers are struggling with a range of tax affairs – itemised deductions, W-2s,...
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