Category Archives: Current Events
Earn it
Our attention has recently been captivated with a very interesting article by Theodore Dalrymple. In it he talks about hospitals in parts of East London, and the doctors coming to help out from places such as India and the Philippines and India. It turns out they tend to find the patients in East London worse [...]
Most Wars have been fought over Economics
The common argument is that more wars have been fought over religion than anything else. There are some other contenders for the main causes (clash of cultures and civilizations, etc.) but if we analyze the causes, it looks like more wars have been fought over economics than anything else. Is this true? Let’s look at [...]
How America is like You
If you are in the United States you are probably aware that the debt ceiling has been raised and the country’s rating has (so far) maintained its high status. That’s nice, but what does it mean in real life? It might be easiest to treat the country like a person, say you or me. The [...]
How to Deal with Airline Disruptions
Most readers will be familiar with the airline disruptions that have been occurring in the past 12 months or so. Those who were affected (myself included) no doubt won’t forget for some time to come. We’re all familiar with the drill: what the airlines called “external forces” or “acts of God” force the train to [...]
How to Stop Speeding and Save Lives
Each year over 1 million people die due to motor vehicle collisions. India alone has over 100,000, and these collisions are responsible for 48% of serious injuries in Canada as well as being the leading cause of injury death among children worldwide. Many different forms of prevention have been used throughout the years to lower [...]
