Month March 2009

World’s best high speed rail networks

Spain, a leader in wind power, is #1 in high speed rail too. Sadly, the US is nowhere to be seen. High speed rail can often substitute for air travel, maybe even with advantages too. For example, it will generally…

For counter terrorism read reaction

For counter terrorism read reaction The British government’s new counter terrorism strategy was unveiled yesterday accompanied by the usual fanfare of publicity, designed to remind us that terrorists are lurking under the bed and so best allow further erosion of…

Why Sri Lanka Burns, Part III

Given the position of Sri Lanka’s Tamils as a minority on the island and a pawn in the struggle between competing groups of the majority Sinhalese, the Tamils have legitimate grievances against the government.  But despite its claims, the LTTE’s…