Modern Society

Ukraine, Nazi Symbols—Media Disinformation, ALL Wrapped with “Dismal Failure”

I think Nazi symbols will be America’s official and unofficial excuse to walk away from Ukraine. It will be even deadlier, more political blowback; it will be like in Afghanistan but worse. The first stage, with the West growing sick and tired of the never-ending demands, and with little real results, is to cut back […]

Politbarometer 2023 – Shifts in the mood of Mongolian society

In March-April 2023, an annual “Politbarometer” was conducted in Mongolia – a comprehensive survey of public opinion on a variety of issues related to politics, the economy, and the public welfare of the country. In May 2023 the processed results of the survey were posted on the web site of its organizer, Sant Maral. Many […]

“Mr. Roger Waters’ Neighborhood” vs. “Bellwethers of Political Correctness” Run Amuck

Recently, I watched Roger Waters’ “This is Not a Drill” – a live worldwide broadcast from Prague.   He had a lot to say in this particular concert, beginning with a statement that he won the pending court case against him where people in Frankfurt, Germany, were accusing him of being an anti-Semite. The court ruled […]

Maritime piracy: the present state of the factors of the age-old threat in the seas of Southeast Asia

The issue of maritime piracy has always occupied a niche on the “dark” side of the mosaic and the multidimensional image of the modern world. History bears witness to the fact that every new stage of economic and commercial development of sea and ocean expanses, and the establishment of regular navigation, as a rule, has […]

Delusions of Freedom: Social Media, Unwashed Masses “Under the Control” of so FEW!

Never before in history have so many begun to realise that are they under the control of so few. The very foundations of what all they grew up believing are being shaken with each new revelation of how so many aspects of their very identity have been shaken, and how social media has become the […]