Laotze Chapter 17: The Taoist View Of Optimal Governance
The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects.
The lesser are loved and praised.
The even lesser are feared.
The least are despised.
Those who show no...
Ford Wins Case in Ontario Court of Appeals
Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) scored a big win Wednesday in the Ontario Court of Appeals.
The highest court in the...
Brexit: If There Is Hope, It Lies With The Proles
We dissidents have the impression of being a plucky minority amongst a pack of wolves. Everyone seems to be against us. But that’s only...
China’s Threats, Antifa Violence, & A Mostly Empty Meeting
"This week on the Canadian news roundup: Violence breaks out at a protest in Ottawa over the Trudeau's plans with the U.N., China makes threats over the apprehension of Huawei executive, and the first ministers meeting resulted in... a whole lot of nothing."
Singapore Seized Computers & Myanmar Military
We come back to a few parallel stories as a result of larger continuing stories from the past few weeks. With the continued atrocities...
Learning To Take The Win: Ontario Cannabis Law Review.
Well, I for one am I a happy smoker. On October 17th Canada officially became the second country on Earth to legalize recreational cannabis...
The Case for Privatization of Indian Railways
"An operating ratio close to one suggests complete negligence and a marked disregard for profit maximization. But that is all right since the Indian taxpayer will always be around to foot the bill."
China Meeting With North Korea & Saudi Refugee
"Kim Jong Un visited China this last week which is interested as it is prior to the next US-North Korea Summit. In Thailand is a developing story where a Saudi Arabian woman locked herself into a Thai hotel to escape having to return to Saudi Arabia. China is coming under the microscope as their censorship policies are going to be upgraded this year with the new challenges of 2019." All in this week's South & East Asian News Roundup
Regime Sets New Reforms In Cuba
On July 21st, a preliminary project was approved by the Cuban National Assembly for the new constitution to be created by the government's reform...
Chinese New Year Brings Tensions With Taiwan
This week in Asia we follow a lot of the usual suspects. A UN report indicates a startling discovery of North Korea’s nuclear situation, China...