by Dan Kohler | Sep 9, 2025 | World Affairs
“Suppose they declared a war and nobody came” was an often-used slogan among the peaceniks of the sixties, when I lived in the US as an exchange student. A significant number of young men decided to go to Canada to avoid the draft. They did not have the necessary...
by Dan Kohler | Aug 31, 2025 | US Politics
In a large US city in the not-too-distant past, a mobster would walk into a local store. The store owner, a recent immigrant, worked hard and saved to set up his store. The mobster opens the conversation: “Nice store you have here.” The store owner replies: “Thank you...
by Dan Kohler | Aug 26, 2025 | Economics, US Politics
The day Donald Trump announced he was going to destroy the global trading system, that has kept peace and brought prosperity to millions throughout the World, Economists voiced doubt that the “Liberation Day” plans would work out the way Trump predicted. Slapping...
by Dan Kohler | Aug 26, 2025 | US Politics, World Affairs
Never in the history of mankind has a real estate transaction ended a war. I may be wrong on this, so if you have examples where swapping land or simply ceding territory has led to lasting peace, please let me know. The real estate tycoon in the white house does not...
by Dan Kohler | Aug 21, 2025 | Thailand
In Thailand I live on an Island in Phang Nga bay called Koh Yao Noi (“Little Long Island”). Before Tourists started arriving, the main activity, besides fishing, was growing and maintaining rubber plantations. Today rubber is still important, but the emphasis has...
