by Ken JP Stuczynski | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
According to this TED Talk, Cuba spends 1/20th what the United States spends per capita on healthcare and is renowned for its quality and focus on primary care. Is this points for Communism over Capitalism, or a matter of priorities and responsibilities without the...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
I founded a feed-the-hungry program a few years ago and I’m telling you the way we think about hunger and other socio-economic issues is all wrong. Hint: It’s not about being “fair” as a feeling, looking childishly for someone or something to...
by Fulano de Tal | Oct 18, 2014 | Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Uncategorized
The second Gulf War When the events subsequent to September 11 2001 took place, namely the creation of a pretext for the invasion of Iraq, a widespread cynicism developed in the UK regarding the putative evidence of mass destruction and Al Qa’ida. Equally, there was...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Sep 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
This TED Talk is really about how mankind’s view of animals has become the dominant factor in their survival or extinction. The prime example used is the [[Teddy Bear]], which turned a symbol of wilderness fears into something to hug, and even protect. The...
by Fulano de Tal | Aug 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Some UK Observations on Race in the USA Following two recent police shootings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri 1 The fact of the domestic mass exploitation of enslaved African people in agrarian production has made an indelible difference to race relations in...
by Fulano de Tal | Aug 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
It seems oxymoronic to most people on this side of the pond to equate personal liberty with the right to bear arms. This attitude would appear to suggest that freedom is predicated on the entitlement to cause harm or death to others, and to spend one’s...
