Non Sequitur

I’m not Israeli but I’m a life-long friend of Israel. While the USA is a better ally, it doesn’t hurt Israel to maintain cordial relations with Russia. Many Israelis came from Russia (specifically, the USSR) and have maintained ties with Russia. For example, former Defense Minister Avi Lieberman was born [Read More]

It all starts with signage. I have posted no trespassing signs around my property. Where I live even people who can’t read know what that sign means. Then there’s my perimeter security system. Should they breach that, they will have to contend with several large outdoor dogs who, if family [Read More]

No, because he’s both a radical liberal and a neocon. Biden is the Democrat’s Reagan. What this means is that Biden, a neo-con who supported American interventions from Panama to Syria and dedicated his decades of service to boosting the power and wealth of the banking industry, is going to [Read More]

Walking down the street once in Kyoto my wife and I were approached by a young woman. “Are you Americans?” She asked. We answered we were. She then launched into a bitter tirade calling us all kinds of names because of “What you did in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” That was [Read More]

You want a powerful weapon? Here it is: Barrett .50 cal (source) This rifle is capable of taking out lightly armored vehicles and helicopters. And here’s why: Round Comparison (source) The AK-47 round is the 7.62×39 (4th from left). The .50 cal is the last round on right. I’m a [Read More]

Wow, I hadn’t realized the death penalty was so popular. All the comments so far have supported the Chinese government killing an Australian citizen even though we don’t know anything about the case. The attitude seems to be that anyone who travels to Asia should respect its laws, and if [Read More]

No Ukraine is not guilty of a “crime against humanity.” Russia should have considered the logistics of its illegal annexation and occupation BEFORE going through with it. It had no problem furnishing truck loads of soldiers wearing uniforms without insignia. Maybe it should have sent truckloads of water instead. Water [Read More]

Most gun owners don’t shoot around dogs due to local laws prohibiting the discharge of firearms within city limits. In order to shoot they have to go to a gun range where the sound is deadened using sound baffles, and dogs are usually kept away from the range. Hunters often [Read More]

So, do you live here? How many Southerners do you know? How much time have you spent down here – or are you simply repeating stereotypes because Southerners are one of the few remaining groups we can make fun of? I’m a Yankee who moved down here over 10 years [Read More]

Link to Iranian Air Force Commander Statement. I’ve followed Israel since the 1970s and visited there recently. While I wouldn’t say Israel isn’t afraid of Iran (you’ll get a lot of variance in attitudes among 8.7 million people, even in their government), I think they take the threat seriously and [Read More]

Were we divided prior to Trump’s election in 2016? The chart below shows presidential favorability percentages from Eisenhower through Obama. The source is a Pew Research article from January 2017 before Trump took office. The higher the bottom number, the less division. Note that prior to the Clinton era, the [Read More]

Good question. Unfortunately it’s a difficult one to answer because we have little information from the Carthaginians themselves. Nearly everything we know about them comes from Greek and Roman sources. Those provide a view from the outside, and a biased one a that. TLDR: The Carthaginians didn’t view the Romans [Read More]