They call it "The Land of the Free", but just how free are you in the United States? When police in the USA aren't tasing fathers saving their kids from burning buildings,...
The mystique of country borders and the best government mafias
Dateline: Johor Bahru, Malaysia I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of borders. Growing up on the United States, we learned early on about The Land of the Free’s only two...
Why is the United States called America?
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand To be honest, I didn't even realize today was Columbus Day. I guess any excuse for lazy government workers to take a paid day off and celebrate...
The US government shutdown shows just how unfree “America” is
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I have to say, I'm a little embarrassed. No, not for "my" country and all of the crazy things they're doing to innocent people during the...
The rise and fall of societies and the death of the Constitution
Reporting from: Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia I love to walk, but I have to admit yesterday’s journey through the temples of Siem Reap - including Angkor Wat - has left my...
Why I choose flight over fight
Reporting from: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Last month in Vietnam, a local business owner told me a story about doing business with the Vietnamese. He talked about just how important...
The government slaves that couldn’t get a Cambodian passport
Reporting from: Phnom Penh, Cambodia I'm not a big fan of the United Nations. If you don't know just how ridiculous, condescending, and useless the UN is, go take a tour of their...
A reminder of big government power and Manifest Destiny
Reporting from: Bavet, Cambodia I’ve always found borders to be an interesting thing. As an eight year old, I would stand in my bedroom and stare at the large world map my mother...
Is “transparency” overrated? Is political corruption good?
Reporting from: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam There’s a notion in the western world that “transparency” - a word largely co-opted by western governments to prove their superiority to...
Are Taxes the Price We Pay for Civilization?
Last updated October 15, 2020 Dateline: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. claimed: “Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized...