Like many other people in the online era, Mario Costeja González found himself in an uncomfortable situation: When people Googled his name the top result was a piece of potentially embarrassing information from his now-distant past. But unlike many others caught in a...
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Strange Bedfellows: The India/Pakistan/China Triangle
by Corbett | Jun 18, 2017 | Newsletter
They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, and if that's the case then perhaps we don't have to look any further than the images coming out of Astana last week for proof of that dictum. Astana, of course, is the capital of Kazakhstan, and last weekend it played...
Bombshell in the Gulf: The GCC/Qatar Crisis
by Corbett | Jun 11, 2017 | Newsletter
So what does a geopolitical bombshell look like, exactly? Well, something like what took place this past week in the Gulf. Namely: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Egypt, Mauritania, Yemen, and the Bayda-based so-called "eastern" government in...
The Climate Hoax Tipping Point
by Corbett | Jun 4, 2017 | Newsletter
If the blathering blowhards of the dinosaur media and the Chicken Littles of the Twitterverse are to be believed, the world has officially come to an end. And in a way, maybe it has. Not "the" world, of course, but their world. That's because, as you will no doubt...
What They’re Not Telling You About The Saudi Arms Deal
by Corbett | May 29, 2017 | Newsletter
Unless you're living under a rock, you have no doubt heard something about Donald Trump's first pilgrimage as Commander-in-Chief. (Sidebar: If you are living under a rock that somehow shields you from the 24/7 news cycle, please let me know where that rock is located...
How Big Data is Engineering Your Life
by Corbett | May 21, 2017 | Newsletter
"I've got no strings So I have fun I'm not tied up to anyone They've got strings But you can see There are no strings on me!" -Pinocchio Pinocchio is the story of a marionette that dreams of becoming a real boy. He wishes upon a star, proves himself brave, selfless...
Globalization 2.0: China Ushering in Newer, Shinier New World Order!
by Corbett | Apr 30, 2017 | Newsletter
Two weeks ago I discussed the baby steps that China and Russia are taking toward creating an alternative financial infrastructure to the SWIFT Network and the Washington Consensus (read: Wall Street Consensus). The steps may be small, but they're all going in the same...
Exposed: North Korean “Armada” Story Was MSM Fake News Promoted By Trump
by Corbett | Apr 22, 2017 | Newsletter
Given how tense things have been on the Korean peninsula lately, it would be hard to imagine how the perilous North Korean/American military standoff could get any more dangerous. And then a headline like this comes along: "U.S. Reroutes Warships Toward Korean...