Britain is going to dramatically increase its use of offshore wind farms over the next two decades. When I first heard the story, I had to even wonder what an offshore wind farm was; turns out, it’s exactly what it… Continue Reading
I absolutely love the pomp and circumstance the British put into their government. We have nothing remotely like it in the United States. It’s silly and doesn’t really affect anything, but it’s fun to watch. No one does ceremony as… Continue Reading
To the right is a portrait of a religious fanatic and a terrorist. Sure, he looks like a pilgrim ready to make nice with the Indians over some turkey and cranberries, but this was not a nice man. 402 years… Continue Reading
1. The Wife “quit” Toastmasters last week. I’m only four speeches towards getting the basic certification, and I think I’d like to finish it, if only to have actually finished it rather than stopping going because The Wife did. She… Continue Reading
As it turns out, the U.S. and Britain almost went to war in the 1850’s. A few young hotheads in uniform, making undisciplined choices nearly brought the U.S. and Britain to war in the 1850’s, and cool heads were in… Continue Reading
Solicitors in the UK, and the judges they practice before, will no longer wear their traditional wigs and colorful court costumes, at least for civil and family law cases. Efficient and practical, to be sure, but also kind of sad,… Continue Reading
Tony Blair resigned as the PM of England today. It’s been a long time coming, so the Beeb is more interested in what the new PM, Gordon Brown, is going to do. But it’s interesting to see that Blair has… Continue Reading
This morning, I heard on the radio that “Chemical” Ali Hassan, the former Saddam Hussein’s cousin who ordered chemical weapons attacks that have killed as many as 180,000 Kurds, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to die… Continue Reading
I’m becoming quite an admirer of Professor Ilya Somin. Today, in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, he writes quite convincingly that this relatively small conflict demonstrates that, in politics, there is nothing quite like a… Continue Reading
It still astonishes me to think that international trade faces a live and real threat from pirates. For instance, pirates operating off the coast of Somalia seized a Danish ship today, possibly killing one or more of the sailors on… Continue Reading