Category Archives: Other Politics

Restoring Democracy

Posted on 2020/07/13 by fmu

Sometime in late June, an American acquaintance asked how one (re)creates trust in government. My reply was: Be honest. Be open. Do not manipulate the data. Do not pack the cabinet and the rest of the bureaucracy with friends whose … Continue reading →

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My 2019 in FB

Posted on 2020/01/01 by fmu

January 12 Went to a talk by Steve Vogel the other evening. (Have to pick up a copy of his Marketcraft.) He basically said a liberal economy needs not the absence of regulations but the presence of regulations that encourage … Continue reading →

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My 2017 in FB

Posted on 2018/01/01 by fmu

Since I posted more in Facebook than I did here, it is only right that I put what I posted there here. There were also many comments and some good discussions following these initial posts, but I am just saving … Continue reading →

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My 2016 in Facebook

Posted on 2017/02/12 by fmu

Posts are in chronological order, but with the newest at the top. Dates posted are in parens after the note.   The fast-breeder Monju reactor facility is finally going to be shut down — after many trouble-plagued years. That’s the … Continue reading →

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Olympian follies

Posted on 2016/10/18 by fmu

In one of the all-time stupidest ideas, it is reported that the IOC Olympic bureaucrats have suggested considering Korea if the Tokyo site for 2020 boat events does not work out. Cost over-runs have prompted Tokyo to suggest a site … Continue reading →

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My 2015 in Facebook

Posted on 2015/12/31 by fmu

Because I frequently put things on Facebook and do not get around to putting them here for the record, here are the serious comments I made there in 2015. January 23 I suppose you have to be old to remember … Continue reading →

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Proxy Wars

Posted on 2014/07/11 by fmu

Yes, Abe is provocative. Yes, he is anti-democratic. But that is no excuse for Seoul’s constant harping on everything past, present, and future and for Korean politicians’ using Japan as their proxy voodoo doll in attacking President Park. When the … Continue reading →

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What was the speaker’s point?

Posted on 2011/06/20 by fmu

I was at a talk this evening where the speaker said it would be difficult for the U.S. to justify risking American military lives in an action that does not involve defending an ally’s sovereign territory. (This was in relation … Continue reading →

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