For Want of a President: On the British Parliament and the Executive
It is the implementation of Brexit upon which contradictions that lay within Britain’s constitutional framework were most apparent
Category: Global Affairs
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Your Premise Is Bad Edition
The flawed premises, Trump v Biden, more angst over the anthem, NeverTrump rolling in high cotton-for now, & more in today’s Harsh Your Mellow Monday
Linky Friday: Last Day of July, or the 153th Day of March, Depending
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end-of-the-week tradition of bringing you items from around the web to read, share, and discuss
What is Democracy’s Selling Proposition with Respect to China?
There is no moral equivalency between the United States government and China’s government. But how do we package those differences in a convincing manner?
The Time Mike Foiled A Jesuit Conspiracy To Infiltrate And Seize New Brunswick
The following story is meant to be humorous. As far as we know Mike Pence did not, in fact, foil a Jesuit conspiracy.
Windrush Day in UK
Monday in the UK is Windrush Day, set aside to honor the generation of Caribbean immigrants who help rebuild Britain following World War 2.
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Fire, Fury, and Frustration Edition
Every time we do this, folks will insist “This is the moment…” that everything is going to be different. God I hope it is. I pray it is. I doubt it is.
Linky Friday: Unassailable Facts, and Other Fabrications
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end of the week tradition brings you items to read, share, and discuss from around the web, from culture, to politics, to that Joe Biden interview everyone will be talking about.
Iran Test Fires New Missle, Hits Own Ship
Aside from the loss of life, it is yet another incident of the Iranian military’s scary streak of incompetence.
I Predict 2021
The Coronavirus Pandemic will change the world in many ways. We just don’t know how it will change.
A Perfect Pandemic Storm: The COVID-19 Energy/Oil Crisis Explained
The COVID-19 Energy Crisis culminated Sunday evening, when the largest one-day slide since the 1991 Gulf War occurred, stoking fears of recessions or worse.
Linky Friday: Toil and Trouble
Finish the week off discussing and debating stories from across the street and around the world. Ordinary Times’ Linky Friday: Toil and Trouble for you to read and share.
The Irish General Election: A Guide for Folks From A Land Beyond the Wave
Ireland is currently going to the polls. But to our friends across the world, it might seem very confusing – what do all these Irish words mean?
A Dictatorship, If You Can Keep It
Guy Verhofstadt says the quiet part out loud about the Union part of European Union
The American Lawn is a Shared Nuisance
The American housing market has a number of features that makes many participating homeowners unhappy, and there is no clear way out.
Ordinary World: To Hell in a Handbasket Edition
Your Ordinary World with links to stories on the deficit, impeachment, CNN, The Washington Post, Coronavirus, what you might have missed in Ordinary Times, and more.
Huawei to Build Part of Britain’s 5G Network
Chinese technology giant Huawei will be involved in the United Kingdom’s 5G infrastructure after a decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Finding Himself in a Hole, Mike Pompeo Demands More Shoveling
Learn the lesson, kids. Always be prepared for a geography quiz at any time.
One of Three, But Should Be Many
Thinking we are better off without such people as Najib Ahmad Bakhtari in our nation is lunacy.
The Inexplicable Origins of World War III
Fears about World War III, when they are not jokes, mostly revolve around an outdated view of how wars begin in the modern world.
