The new year has just started. We are in the second year of the second decade of this century. The usual greetings at new year is peace on earth. A noble, but futile gesture. War in the 21. century seems a little archaic, doesn’t it? (1) Let’s get down to some disturbing facts. The American military just pulled out of Iraq. The war there has officially ended there. But no one really knows if the supposed democratic transition...

Christmas is supposed the celebration of tranquility and love. Christ was born and had to die on the cross for our sins. But that comes later. Now it’s about family gatherings in the widest circles. Where everyone in the family meets for the feast and everyone presents everyone with gifts. And woe to the neighbor has a bigger and nicer Christmas tree! I don’t want to be a killjoy, and each is granted a Merry Christmas. But must...

There is an old saying, out of sight – out of mind. This is one of the treats that characterizes human beings. On a personal level it can, and must, be excused to some extend. But on a social, poltical and economic level it borders right now on criminal neglect. Even worse, it can be called insane. Ignoring facts and the possible ramifications, even of indications, such as the Climate Change. One of the contenders of the Republican...

The world witnesses a social unrest. People around the globe are getting frustrated with the economical and social status quo. As a matter of fact, this unrest started first in the USA with the Tea Party Movement (1), which started in 2009 and is mostly affiliated with the Republican Party. Although, from afar, it seems, that their only objective is to make president Obama a one-term president, it also shows a certain frustration with the...

Climate Change, or Global Warming, is today still a controversial topic. As already mentioned in the last posts even Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, who both would like to be the Republican candidate for the presidency of the USA do not take the possibility of a Climate Change serious. As Rick Perry purports, that science is not settled over the issue of Climate Change and therefore there is no reason to adjust economic policy to such a...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the Republican congress woman Michele Bachmann, who would like to be the next president of the USA. At the beginning I thought, that Ms. Bachmann is a special case, a one of her kind. But than I came across some clips on Youtube of the Governor of Texas Rick Perry. Who also wants to be the candidate of the Republicans to run for the presidency of the USA. In the clip Mr. Perry states that he...