October 5, 2019

Clint sets the record straight

America has another hero apart from Donald Trump who detests the fake media and shames it — Clint Eastwood — who has made a movie about an ordinary man who turned out to be a real hero, Richard Jewell.  During the 1996...

July 15, 2019

The legacy of Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in Sighet, Transylvania, now a part of Romania.  He died in July 2016 at the age of 89.  He was 15 years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz.  His mot...

July 7, 2019

Tommy Robinson, embattled hero

The hero Tommy Robinson has been reconvicted of contempt of court, after his previous conviction was overturned and he was released from prison, but the door was left open for the attorney general to relitigate if he so chose.  He duly did,...

June 22, 2019

An Inspiring Story in Venezuela Under Threat

About 40 years ago, a most remarkable, inspired, noble-minded (and perhaps a little angelic) Venezuelan gentleman had fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a musician, a prize-winning pianist, and knew the value this entailed.  He wanted to ...

May 29, 2019

What do Washington, Churchill, and Trump have in common?

Winston Churchill appears to have had an uncanny prescience of his own destiny.  While still at Harrow, in a conversation with his contemporary Sir Murland Evans, Winston (then 16) remarked: "I can see vast changes coming over a now...

May 27, 2019

The Cromwell way

History provides a lesson in how to deal with a parliament seen as corrupt.  In 1653, Oliver Cromwell lost patience with the House of Commons after learning that it was attempting to stay in session despite an agreement to dissolve. His ...