Category Archives: USA
Why did Romney pick Paul Ryan?
Ever since Mitt Romney announced his pick of Paul Ryan as his running mate in the US presidential election, people are wondering: “Why?” Luckily for my readers, I have gotten hold of Mitt Romney’s secret memo which outlines the reasoning … Continue reading
Mitt Romney is giving up
Mitt Romney has realised that with every interview, every press conference and every further day in the US presidential campaign, he will embarrass himself more. So he does the only right thing: Mitt Romney withdraws from the presidential race 2012 before having to undergo further … Continue reading
Celebrations at NASA
This is what 2.5 billion $ get you at NASA: a room full of people hugging each other. And for that, you don’t even get cigars which used to be part of any proper NASA celebration.
Milton Friedman, 1912-2006
If there was a market for Milton Friedman, he would still be around. To be fair, he actually influenced my economic and political thinking a bit, especially in my younger years. I liked the general liberal outlook and the idea … Continue reading
The face that says “Oops, what did I do?”
“If only there had been a waiting period”, James Holmes is thinking.
James Holmes: Could we have known it before?
After the midnight movie massacre in Aurora, Colorado, a frequently raised question is: Were there any warning signs in the person of James Holmes? Could we have known before that he was up to something sinister? Let’s look at what … Continue reading
After Aurora, Two Questions for the Gun Lobby
Dear defenders of gun ownership in America, I have gotten used to the fact that in your interpretation, the 2nd amendment to the Bill of Rights dating from 1791 and reading “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of … Continue reading
How far to the right is Rick Santorum?
Sorry, Mr Santorum, I can’t see you properly. Even on my wide-screen TV, you are still too far to the right.
The inevitable Mr Romney
Despite the inconclusiveness of “Super Tuesday”, it looks like Mitt Romney is slowly but surely crawling towards the nomination of the Republican Party to become its candidate for President of the United States of America. Excitement in a party looks … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 