Author Archives: Clete Torres

  What could go wrong?   See you all again 3 April.

Many thanks to Rey Gonzalez for today’s topic.   The North Atlantic Treaty, signed on 4 April 1949, following the Second Great War, constitutes a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by … Continue reading →

Rey Gonzalez brings us this thoughtful piece. Thanks, abuelo.   Diplomacy as defined, and as we understand it, is the profession, activity, or skill in managing international relations.  We can call it statesmanship, statecraft, political foreign affairs dialogue, international relations, employing tact, discretion, prudence and/or cleverness. And so, as I … Continue reading →

This post brought to you by our friend TheRealGuyFaux.   Has everyone seen the illustrations used to show “equality” and “equity”? The ones that have the three people, one tall, another medium height, and the last one all trying to peer … Continue reading →

Today’s post comes to us from TheRealGuyFaux. Thanks, Guy for a well-written and intelligent piece.   In the previous installment lo these many months ago, I mentioned “modal logic” in passing, defining it as “propositions that deal with ‘necessary’ versus … Continue reading →

EDITED 31 Jan: I completely forgot to mention that this post is from NRPax. My apologies for the oversight.   A couple of weeks ago, our own Ty in Tx posted a video that asked: “Could the US Citizens fight … Continue reading →

Thanks to Rey Gonzalez for his unintentional post. Pondering a bit, but worth mentioning: NYE is one of merry celebrations as we wait for the clocks to strike midnight and wish and hope for good things to come. It’s like … Continue reading →

I can think of no more fitting post on Christmas Day than the classic oratory from Linus, when Charlie Brown was suffering his crisis of faith. Thank you, Charles Schulz.     Charlie Brown: Isn’t there anyone, who knows what … Continue reading →

Today’s post was submitted by Rey Gonzalez. Thanks Rey, for an excellent piece.   Wake up in the morning, fix yourself up and find yourself drinking a cup of coffee, only to make it to the office (if employed), develop … Continue reading →