Where guns matter more than kids’ livesWhere guns matter more than kids’ lives
In the US of A, they value their guns more than their children. That’s why you get situations like that in Connecticut where 20 children were shot dead by a[...]
Category: America
Cheating is universal (not that this excuses Armstrong)Cheating is universal (not that this excuses Armstrong)
WHEN the Australia dollar shoots past the greenback, it enables people to buy goods that they previously avoided due to the cost. On the internet, for the most part, the[...]
US voters go one way; Australians are differentUS voters go one way; Australians are different
GIVEN the fact that the Democrats were returned to power in the recent US elections, there is a tendency for people in Australia to see a similar trend emerging in[...]
For Lance Armstrong, cheating is in the bloodFor Lance Armstrong, cheating is in the blood
CHEATING runs in the blood (no pun intended). This is true in the case of the American Lance Armstrong, now known to be the king of cheats, and one who[...]
Cheat of cheats: the Lance Armstrong sagaCheat of cheats: the Lance Armstrong saga
IT’S probably fair to conclude that American cyclist Lance Armstrong will not be taking part in any kind of competitive cycling for the rest of his life. Not after the[...]
Money, money, money…Money, money, money…
LET’S assume a man has an income of $2000 per month. Let’s further assume that his income dropped by 50 per cent – he now has to manage on $1000[...]
USA 2012: the land of poll riggingUSA 2012: the land of poll rigging
AS THE 2012 US presidential election nears, the ugly spectre of poll rigging has reared its head, despite the fact that the last poll saw the Republican candidate, John McCain,[...]
In India or in the US, boors are boorsIn India or in the US, boors are boors
IT’S strange that one has to get far away from one’s own home to think about one’s roots, but that’s what happened to me on Sunday (September 23) night. Sitting[...]
US TV channels firmly in one camp or the otherUS TV channels firmly in one camp or the other
IN THE United States, not only is the nation split in various directions as the presidential election approaches; the media is split as well. The TV channels are crammed with[...]
Dallas: home of cowboys and inefficiencyDallas: home of cowboys and inefficiency
EVERYTHING in the US is said to be big. That is very true of Dallas, the first city I saw in the US of A. But big does not equal[...]