Month: October 2015

…republics collapse when demagogues present themselves as their guardians to entice the people and cloak their true intentions. Mexico Expects Horrific Devastation As this is written, Hurricane Patricia is starting to...

Number 403 19 October 2015 Wars end when both sides — not just the United States — stop fighting. The Next Big War It should surprise no one: most observers focus on the Middle East as the location most likely to...

Number 402 13 October 2015 Ecology is the science of everything. Nobody knows everything. Nobody even knows everything about any one thing. And most of us don’t know much. Science If you are concerned about...