Jeremy Corbyn “Suspended Pending Investigation” From Labour Party
The former leader of the UK’s Labour Party, who less than a year ago stood for Prime Minister, now finds himself suspended from his own party.
Category: Global Affairs
New Zealand Election Results 2020
The preliminary results are in for New Zealand’s election 2020, the number of seats per party (for our 120 seat Parliament) are…
Between Nagorno-Karabakh and a Hard Place
Greece’s choices are either play ball with EU, face dealing with an increasingly aggressive Turkey on their own, or worse yet rely on the Russians.
Election 2020, No the Other One
There is no reasonable doubt about the outcome of the New Zealand election, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things to watch out for.
President Trump Touts Israel-Bahrain Agreement
While it is good news, the latest peace deal in the Middle East is very much in the category of “to be determined.”
On Serbia, Kosovo, and Kicking the Can Down the Road
The two-page deal seems more like a list of good intentions, ambiguous promises, and an unspoken hope the hard decision can be delayed.
Shockingly, Poisoned Putin Critic Was, Indeed, Poisoned.
The poisoning of Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexey Navalny was-and you might need to sit down for this-poisoning.
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
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?
