by Tom | Mar 21, 2017 | Business, Government, Reading, View
Tom Tomorrow has it spot on. Is there anyone looking at what is being obscured by the hype cycle?
by Tom | Nov 18, 2016 | Government, Personal, View
I’ve found the county level US election maps fascinating. Here are some more goodies. The purple linear cartogram of the election results looks like a phoenix decaying. Discuss. Source: Election maps
by Tom | Aug 11, 2016 | Government, Reading
Must read article on new research into Daesh. Really not what I thought at all. “…young people adrift in a globalized world find their own way to ISIS, looking to don a social identity that gives their lives significance. Groups of dissatisfied young...
by Tom | Jun 24, 2016 | Government, Personal
Now to work out how to find the phoenix in the ashes.
by Tom | Apr 15, 2016 | Government, Reading
It does feel that the rational voices speaking up against the war on drugs are starting to be heard. This is excellent news for all of us especially the usually minority groups that become the target of the war. Legalise, regulate and tax is the only sensible solution...
by Tom | Sep 23, 2015 | Business, Government, Hong Kong / China, Reading
A very good summary of where China is at from a US perspective. Some breathtaking stats, e.g. soft power version 1: the students. The lesser-known side of the story is that China is also now a major consumer of U.S. goods. About one-quarter of the soybeans grown in...
