“If you kill a cockroach you are a hero. If you kill a butterfly you are evil. Morality has aesthetic standards.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Background Who decides what is right or wrong, what is good or evil? The one who…
“Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one’s wishes.” – Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. In 1792, the United States Mint commenced production of the United States…
If violence is not solving your problem, you are not using it enough. The US was founded basically by taking over and killing off almost all of the natives in the country. With violence it started its history. With violence…
When there is money to be earned, people will jump on it. As the amount gets higher, more competition will come and along with it, its fair share of politics. Any low level political decision will minimally include multiple objectives,…
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been proven to be better for the environment, hence it will be adopted. Because it will be adopted, it has a future. Certain countries have already started building the necessary infrastructure for it and pushing it…
Electric vehicles (EVs), touted as the next generation vehicle to make the Earth a greener place to live in. The effort to push through EVs and phase out gas (also known as petrol) powered cars has been welcomed by many…
Few years back I was talking to a junior staff about the need to know current affairs, and he asked me this question: “Why should I know current affairs? I just work at my job, save up and live my…
On 13 May 1787, a fleet of 11 ships consisting of 2 Royal Navy vessels, 3 store ships and 6 convict transports left England for New Holland to establish a penal colony. This fleet of 11 ships was known as…
The construction of a proper building can take anywhere from 2 to 4 years at normal speed. It involves the laying of the foundations, of reinforcing the foundations with iron bars and concrete, of piling up of stone one upon…
In schools we learn about theories. From Chemistry to Biology, Sociology to Economics, we all start from learning the theories and principles behind it. For the hard sciences, it is easier. The theories that have been proven long ago generally…
夫将兵者，不战则守，不守则走，不走则逃，不逃则死 – 司马懿 Regarding soldiers; if you do not attack, defend; if you do not defend, walk away; if you do not walk away, flee; if you do not flee, die – Sima Yi Background Continuing our previous article on…
孙子曰：凡用兵之法，驰车千驷，革车千乘，带甲十万，千里馈粮，则内外之费，宾客之用，胶漆之材，车甲之奉，日费千金，然后十万之师举矣。 Sun Tzu said: When going into battle, to prepare a thousand war vehicles, a thousand heavy transport vehicles, a hundred thousand soldiers, a supply line of a thousand li (approx 500km), daily expenses, travelling fees for messengers, repair materials,…