A response to criticism of my last article on misogyny in the music business.When people take what I’ve written the ‘wrong way’ I tend to blame myself for not expressing my ideas properly, or leaving out important…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
A talented young artist cries out in frustration — in public.How one of my ‘jobs’ allowed a unique insight into a public awards spat.Dec 14, 2022Dec 14, 2022
How the Rittenhouse incident might be the best example of the dangers of binary thinking we have.How one incident has revealed all the craziness currently in play, and could help debunk some very bad ideas.Nov 17, 20215Nov 17, 20215
What if the mainstream narrative is true?Have we confused ourselves into missing everything important?Sep 11, 20211Sep 11, 20211
1979, the year that set the current path in the Middle East.How a surprising amount of what we see today began with events of that year. And how little it had to do with the West.Aug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021
The elephant in the room that everyone seems to be ignoring on Afghanistan.I hate to say this, but that 75,000 strong Taliban army the POTUS said last month were ‘no threat’ has within a few days become a 400,000+…Aug 20, 20212Aug 20, 20212
Response to “America Funded Terrorism and Backed Terrorists” published Jan 2021 in HKIND.Feb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021
A reading list for the wars of the late 20th and 21st centuries in the Middle East.By no means comprehensive, these books help explain the complex forces that keep the Middle East from finding stability. Recommendations…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
When you accidentally meet an extremist. A strange night out.Two taxi rides in one night. Starkly different experiences.Dec 12, 20201Dec 12, 20201
How a Saturday evening walk with the dog went sideways…Sometimes when we least expect it, the shock of violence shows us who we are. It can be messy.Sep 5, 20203Sep 5, 20203
